V1.Chapter 30

Amber City, the garrison.

A heavily armored soldier hurriedly walked into the room and said to the two people who were arguing inside: "Not good."

"Sir Callas!"

"Last night, more than ten people went missing in a row, and it looks like the fallen ones did it!"

The debate in the room came to an abrupt end.

Sir Callas, who represents the noble force, is a man in his forties with a bushy beard. He once participated in the war in the north. He raised his head with bloodshot eyes in his eyes, and said angrily, "What?"

"Anyone else missing?"

"You bastards! It's been five days, and we haven't been able to find the mice's nest!"

"What is the council doing with the money to support you?"

Opposite him was a solemn knight. After hearing these words, he immediately stopped him and said solemnly: "Now is not the time to say this!"

"The noble council must delegate authority!"

"Now the seriousness of this matter has exceeded the scope of the world, and it must be handed over to the church in the city!"

"I will contact the Hand of Justice now and have them send paladins to conduct a large-scale investigation."

Are you really going to send out a paladin?

There was a hint of struggle and hesitation on Sir Callas's face. The paladins are dead minds who can't contain sand in their eyes. Once they are dispatched, it means that there will be a large-scale 'detection of evil' event. Few of the nobles in Amber City are clean, and many gray areas are controlled by nobles. Once the paladins are dispatched on a large scale, it means that Amber City will be cleaned up!

It's not just these wicked fallen ones who will be brought out.

The gray interests held by many great nobles in the city will also be purged by the paladins.

At that time, the strength of the nobles will be reduced on a large scale, and the influence of the church on the city will be greatly increased. In many cases, unless there is no way, the nobles are trying their best to suppress the influence of the church. Pan-belief and mad believers are two extreme concepts. If those paladins are released, the gray area of ​​Amber City will be swept away, and at that time he will offend many noble members.

Smuggling, **, slaves, black market!

Behind those gangsters who hold these gray interests, which one is not supported by a noble.

"no!"

Ser Callas gritted his teeth and retorted: "The Ninth Corps has been transferred back."

"We still have a lot of strength."

"Now I will go to the Lord of the City, and then fight for the most advanced search rights, and I will find those abominable mice today!"

Superlative search rights.

It means that they can also go in and search the nobles' houses. He has not gotten any clues for so long, and he has already wondered whether any nobles have fallen into the dark realm.

"Well."

The solemn-faced temple knight nodded and said in a condensed voice, "You can apply now."

"If you can't get it before dark."

"Then I will work with the church in the city to deal with it myself. So many people have disappeared in a row. I suspect that they are preparing some evil sacrifice ceremony!"

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Outside Amber City.

It had been three hours since Sauron left, and the caravan really left without delay.

He followed behind the caravan on a traveling horse, Vivian sat in front of him, the little girl had almost no weight, and the traveling horse could easily bear the weight of the two of them. In the beginning, there were large expanses of cultivated farmland. Amber City was surrounded by dozens of villages and towns. The materials needed in the city were all transported from here. Donkey carts, ox carts and bucket wheels (push carts) can often be seen on the road, and the small merchants who come and go will deliver the goods they need tomorrow to the city in advance.

However, as the distance from Amber City became farther and farther away, the amount of farmland began to thin, and large tracts of wild forest began to appear in the field of vision.

Occasionally there are small sparsely populated villages.

The farther away from the city, the more dangers are encountered. These small villages rely on their own militia escorts, and few Amber City guards come to clean up the nearby monsters.

Unless they take the initiative to ask for help, or talk to their lord!

The road that had just left Amber City was more than ten meters wide, but now the avenue has shrunk to five or six meters.

The road also became potholed, because it had rained some time ago, and the road was very muddy. Sometimes when a large car passed, it needed to be pushed by someone.

Caravan escorts are fully operational.

Some of the guards were scattered around on horseback, some began to check the road conditions ahead, and the other began to scout the surrounding environment.

After 30 kilometers away from Amber City, it is considered to have entered the range of wild life activities!

Sauron was very quiet along the way.

Vivienne was also very obedient today. She didn't make any noise on the road at all. She just looked around with big eyes curiously. If there was anything she didn't understand, she would ask Sauron.

The caravan didn't care too much about this follower, and the merchants were busy with their own business.

The mysterious owner of the caravan did not show up either. The three stewards under her were in charge of handling the matter. This was a large-scale caravan.

There are more than 30 guards alone.

If you add the men, servants, and slaves accompanying the caravan, there are hundreds of people.

This is a relatively common lineup in the Northland. Those ordinary merchants who are attached to the caravan master need to organize their own carriages, manpower and goods, and then seek the protection of the caravan master during the journey. After completing a journey, they will One third of all proceeds go to the owner of the caravan!

——The descendant of the mysterious witch of the North!

There was a sound of hoofs.

The head of the caravan guards drove to Sauron's side. The nearby field of vision had deteriorated a lot. The dense weeds and woods affected their sight, and there were hardly many people around.

"Wanderer?"

The captain of the guard looked at Sauron and said solemnly, "There are some situations ahead."

"Come with me and see."

Hearing this, Vivian nervously stretched out her little hand and grabbed Sauron's sleeve, but he patted the little girl on the shoulder soothingly, and then said, "I want to take care of my sister."

"look."

"She was too young to ride a horse herself."

Sauron had just finished speaking, when a curtain was suddenly lifted on the carriage in the center of the caravan, and then a veiled Miaoman woman stuck her head out. She glanced at Vivian who was not far away, the corners of her mouth twitching. Showing a smile, he said gently, "This little girl can come to me."

"It's comfortable and safe inside the carriage."

Sauron hesitated after hearing the words, then looked down at Vivian.

The little girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded, "Yes. I like that big sister."

"She's not a bad person."

Vivian's perception is as high as 18, which means her intuition is pretty good.

Sauron thought for a while, then nodded lightly, "That's good."

"You go to stay in the carriage first, and I'll go ahead with them and take a look."

wanderer.

This is the official title of thieves. They are the golden fingers of professionals, and they are involved in almost most fields.

In the wild adventure, the detection ability of the rogue is second only to the 'wild survival' talent of the ranger!

The two quickly rode their horses and rushed towards the place where the situation occurred ahead.

The speed of the caravan's advance also slowed down a little, and they would only speed up the passage after the guards were sure that the front was safe.

"Boss!"

"You're finally here."

Sauron turned a mountain road, and the forest in front became more and more lush. Not far away, there were three caravan guards, all seasoned and steady melee professionals.

One of the guards with obvious characteristics of the Northerners crouched down, pointed to the footprints on the ground, and said to the two of them, "Look!"

"These are goblin footprints."

"Judging from the number, there are dozens of them, and there may be natural warlocks in them!"

"These annoying things can't be killed no matter what."

"It's resolved this year."

"Next year they'll have another big brood!"

The growth cycle of goblins is very short, and the survival ability is very tenacious, even if they eat grass roots, they can survive.

They are like weeds in the wild, one batch pops up as soon as one is cleared.

"It's a goblin indeed."

Sauron glanced at the footprints left near the road. Some of them had been washed away by the rain, but the approximate number could be calculated.

but.

This goblin is not afraid to play caravan ideas.

According to Sauron's knowledge of goblins, these cowardly creatures must have five or ten times the number of their own enemies, before they dare to attack the enemy.

Any five-person adventure team can deal with them.

As if seeing the doubts on Sauron's face, another caravan guard pushed aside the grass next to him and said solemnly, "The key is not this."

"Look here."

It was an obviously different place. The soil looked very fresh, as if it had been turned over. The area was about five feet wide.

There are bloodstains within five meters nearby, even if it has been washed by the rain, it can still be seen.

"Apparently these goblins encountered something."

The head of the caravan guard grabbed a handful of dirt and put it on the tip of his nose to smell it, and said solemnly: "This thing is not small, and it is very dangerous!"

"The goblin has no way to hurt it at all!"

Sauron's expression also became dignified. He pushed the others away and walked over. He pulled out his machete and stirred it in the soft soil. He frowned and said, "Digging worms?!"

"If it's these things, it's going to be troublesome."

"They live in groups!"

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