Chapter 28: Macrostone Forest
Rowen didn't know how long it took him to get from Nokmurchi to the Macrostone Forest.
He only knew that when he arrived at the Macrostone Forest mentioned by the soldier Lance, it was probably late at night.
The bright moonlight shone on Rowan's head. Rowan got off the horse and prepared to enter the Macrostone Forest alone.
Lance didn't follow because he didn't have the energy. If Rowan didn't say that he was coming to rescue the Demacia reconnaissance team, then Lance would probably be caught by the Noxians before he could see them.
To a certain extent, Lance had already made up his mind to die at that time. He was going back to die.
And now, Rowan was willing to rescue. Although Rowan was alone, Lance was still a lot more relaxed, and once he was relaxed, he fell asleep.
Before entering the forest, Rowan reached out and patted the yellow horse's butt. This horse had been with Rowan for half a month. Because it was the first time he had his own horse, Rowan was also very good to it.
He personally fed the horse with grass and brushed its fur, so Rowan and the yellow horse he called Carrot had a good relationship.
Just like now, Rowan looked at the human-like yellow horse, patted it, and whispered:
"Carrot, I'll go alone, you can go back the same way, you can find the way back, right?"
Carrot snorted, and then ran towards Nokmochi's place, proving that Rowan's guess was correct.
This horse is really human-like.
But this is also normal, after all, there is a falcon in Demacia that can take people to the sky and can serve as a top combat force when it lands.
So is there a problem with the horse being very spiritual?
For Rowan, there is really no problem!
After entering the Hongshi Forest, just like when he was in Qingfeng Town, Rowan was very familiar with the environment in the jungle. The skills given by Uncle Srilan played a big role. For this kind of terrain, soldiers are not as familiar as hunters.
Therefore, the moment Rowan entered the Hongshi Forest, he jumped onto the tree easily like a fish in water. Then, Rowan shuttled back and forth on the tree, as fast as a monkey.
After walking for about ten minutes, Rowan saw a group of people wearing armor under the moonlight. Their equipment was not uniform. Their clothes and weapons were varied and of various styles. Some guys wore chain mail on the upper body and heavy armor on the lower body. Some wore leather armor and light armor with holes. Rowan took a deep breath and recognized this group of people - they were Noxians.
Only Noxian soldiers would have such equipment. Because of the huge population, the whole people were soldiers and the backward economic strength, although Noxus could produce thousands of weapons every day, they were all non-standard weapons. In terms of demand, beauty was impossible, because the main feature of Noxian weapons was that they were easy to use and could kill people.
Chain hammers, machetes and axes are the most common weapons in Noxus. On the battlefield, chain hammers and axes have the greatest lethality.
Swords? Swords are impossible. Swords are very beautiful, but on the battlefield, swords are definitely not the most practical weapons.
If weapons are like this, then let alone armor. Although there is Delverburg as a metal supply, the lower-level soldiers of Noxus are not qualified to obtain sophisticated equipment.
Only after the record, the record and honor can you get a higher status and better weapons.
In fact, before Rowan came here, he had a better impression of Noxus, because although Noxus is a militaristic empire, Noxus is also taking the path of the capable to the top.
For example, Darius, an orphan from the port, stepped up to the position of the general of the empire step by step, but did Noxus really have no conspiracy?
Not at all. Even after Swain came to power, he let the country recuperate and rectify the nobles, but Noxus was always riddled with holes and leaks everywhere.
After coming to this world, Rowan finally understood a truth - don't look at the netizens who are all praising Noxus. If they really cross over, how many people would really choose Noxus as their birthplace?
Birthplace? Resurrection point!
No matter how much you try to beautify Noxus, Noxus is always a destroyer.
If Rowan had crossed over to Noxus instead of Demacia, he would have been taken to the army at the age of six.
Isn't that how Kayn was arranged in Noxus? He was sent to the battlefield of Ionia as a child, in order to prevent the Ionian rebels from attacking these boy scouts.
To put it bluntly, the military culture of Noxus is fucking inhumane.
If you go to Demacia, as long as you are not a mage, let alone such an abstract thing as a child going to the battlefield, even if you honestly farm at home, if someone comes to forcibly conscript you to go to the battlefield, do you believe that His Majesty Jarvan III will be the first to chop that person up?
Why does Rowan like Demacia? Because Demacia is really good at doing things.
A sentence said by Jarvan III, Rowan will never forget it -
"People pay taxes, what are taxes? Taxes are the price of shelter and welfare. If any noble forces people to go to the battlefield as cannon fodder, then it must be the noble's problem. Ladies and gentlemen, whether the people of Demacia want to protect Demacia is their choice, and it is our duty to protect them!"
"Unless the country is destroyed, Demacia will not let civilians go to the battlefield!"
No wonder Jarvan III is praised as a famous king and a holy king.
No wonder Demacia's slogan has gradually changed from "For Demacia" to "For His Majesty Jarvan III", because the king really does things.
Rowen stood on the tree, watching the army slowly disappear from his sight.
Rowen's eyes were full of entanglement.
Then, Rowan suddenly moved.
Not to leave somewhere else, but to catch up with the Noxian army.
Rowen has never killed anyone.
But now, Rowan is going to try.
Even if he feels a little disgusted physically, Rowan still goes, because he is now on the battlefield.
When he arrived in Nokmerch, Rowan was ready to kill, or when he entered the Demacia capital, Rowan was ready to kill.
With the giant sword on his back, Rowan had a military dagger in his hand. The noise caused by the giant sword during a fight would be too loud, and it was not suitable for assassination. The noise caused by the giant sword would alert the scattered Noxians around. Therefore, Rowan now wanted to use this dagger to end the lives of the soldiers of this Noxian army.