Amber City, Guard.
A heavily armored warrior in full body armor hurried into the room, and said to the two people who were arguing inside, "It's not good."
"Sir Callas!"
"More than a dozen people disappeared in a row last night. It seems that those fallen people did it!"
The debate in the room came to an abrupt end.
Sir Callas, who represents the power of the nobility, is a man in his forties with a bushy beard. He once participated in the Northern War. He raised his head with bloodshot eyes and said angrily, "What?"
"Another missing person?"
"You bastards! It's been five days, and I still haven't found the nest of those rats!"
"What does Parliament pay for you?"
Opposite him was a knight with a solemn face. After hearing these words, he immediately stopped him and said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to talk about this!"
"The noble council must delegate authority!"
"The seriousness of this matter has gone beyond the scope of the secular world, and it must be handed over to the church in the city!"
"I will contact the Hand of Justice now and ask them to send paladins to conduct a large-scale investigation."
Are paladins really going to be dispatched
There was a hint of struggle and hesitation on Sir Karas's face. The paladins are all dead-headed people who can't tolerate sand in their eyes. Once they are sent out, 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 cleansed!
It's not just these wicked degenerates who will be found out.
The gray interests held by many nobles in the city will also be cleaned up by the paladins.
At that time, the strength of the nobles will be greatly reduced, and at the same time the influence of the church on the city will be greatly increased. In many cases, unless there is no other way, the nobles are trying their best to suppress the influence of the church. Pan-belief and fanaticism are two extreme concepts. If those paladins are released, the gray area of Amber City will be swept away. At that time, he will offend many noble members.
Smuggling, prostitution, slavery, the black market!
Behind those gangsters who hold these gray interests, which one is not supported by a nobleman.
"no!"
Sir Karas gritted his teeth and retorted: "The Ninth Corps has been transferred back."
"Our strength is still abundant."
"Now I'm going to find His Excellency the City Lord, and then fight for the highest level of search rights. I will definitely find out those nasty rats today!"
Superlative Search Powers.
It meant that they could go in and search the houses of the nobles. He hadn't gotten any clues for so long, and he already wondered if any nobles had fallen into the dark realm.
"Well."
The temple knight with a solemn face nodded, and said in a concentrated voice: "You apply now."
"If you can't get it before dark."
"Then I will unite with the churches in the city to deal with it by myself. With so many people missing in a row, I suspect 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 as soon as they said it, without any delay on the way.
He followed the caravan on a traveling horse, and Vivienne sat in front of him. The little girl didn't weigh much, and the traveling horse could easily bear the weight of the two of them. At first, there was a large area of reclaimed farmland outside, and Amber City was surrounded by dozens of villages and towns, and the materials needed in the city were transported from here. Donkey carts, ox carts, and bucket wheels (push carts) can often be seen on the roads, and farmers and small businessmen will send the goods needed tomorrow to the city in advance.
However, as the distance from Amber City got farther and farther away, the amount of farmland began to become thinner, and large tracts of wild forests began to appear in the field of vision.
Occasionally there are small, sparsely populated villages.
The farther away from the city, the more dangers they will encounter. These small villages rely on their own organization of militia guards, and there are very few guards from Amber City who come to clean up the nearby monsters.
Unless they take the initiative to ask for help, or talk to their lords!
When I left Amber City, the road was more than ten meters wide, but now the avenue has narrowed to five or six meters.
The road surface has also become potholed, because it has rained some time ago, and the road looks very muddy. Sometimes when a large vehicle passes by, it needs to be pushed down by hand.
The caravan guards are already 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 was not noisy at all on the road, she just looked around with big eyes curiously, and would ask Sauron if there was anything she didn't understand.
The caravan didn't pay much attention to this follower, the merchants were all busy with their own affairs.
The mysterious caravan owner didn't show up either. Three of her stewards were in charge of handling the matter. This was a large-scale caravan.
There are more than 30 guards alone.
If you add the buddies, servants, and slaves accompanying the caravan, there are hundreds of people.
This is a relatively common lineup in the Northland. Those ordinary merchants 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 the journey, they One-third of all proceeds will be dedicated to the owner of the caravan!
—The descendant of the mysterious Northland Witch!
There was a sound of hoofbeats.
The leader of the caravan guard rode to Sauron's side. The nearby vision had become much worse. The dense weeds and woods affected their sight, and there were hardly any people around.
"Wanderer?"
The captain of the guard looked at Sauron and said in a deep voice, "There are some situations ahead."
"Come over with me to have a look."
Hearing this, Vivian stretched out her little hand nervously and grabbed Sauron's sleeve, but he patted the little girl's shoulder reassuringly, and said immediately, "I want to take care of my sister."
"look."
"She's too young to ride a horse by herself."
Just as Sauron finished speaking, a curtain suddenly lifted on the large carriage in the middle of the caravan, and then a veiled Miaoman woman poked her head out, and she glanced at Vivienne not far away, with the corner of her mouth With a slight smile, he said softly, "This little girl can come to me."
"It's comfortable and safe inside the carriage."
Sauron hesitated for a moment, then looked down at Vivian.
The little girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes. I like that big sister."
"She's not a bad person."
Vivienne's perception is as high as 18 points, which means that her intuition is very good.
Sauron thought for a moment, nodded slightly and said, "That's good."
"Go and stay in the big carriage first, and I will go with them to take a look."
rogue.
This is the official title of thieves. They are gold fingers among professionals, and they have dabbled in almost most fields.
In wild adventures, the rogue's detection ability is second only to the ranger's 'survival in the wild' talent!
The two quickly rode their horses and rushed towards the place where the situation occurred in front.
The speed of the caravan also slowed down a little, and they would speed up to pass after the guards confirmed that the front was safe.
"Boss!"
"You're finally here."
Sauron turned around a mountain road, and the forest in front became more and more lush. Not far away, there were three caravan guards, all of whom were mature and stable melee professionals.
One of the guards, who had obvious characteristics of a northerner, squatted down, pointed to the footprints on the ground, and said to the two of them, "Look!"
"These are goblin footprints."
"Judging from the number of them, there are dozens of them, and there may be natural warlocks in them!"
"These annoying things can't be killed cleanly."
"Solved this year."
"Next year they will have another big litter!"
The growth cycle of goblins is very short, and their survivability is very tenacious, even if they eat grass roots, they can survive.
They're like weeds in the wild, clearing up one batch and then another popping up.
"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 still be calculated.
but.
The goblins would not dare to attack the caravan at this point.
According to Sauron's knowledge of the goblins, these timid creatures must have five times or ten times the number of the enemy before they dare to attack the enemy.
Any adventure party of five people can deal with them.
As if seeing the doubt on Sauron's face, another caravan guard pushed aside the bushes beside him, and said in a deep voice, "That's not the point."
"Look here."
It was an obviously different place, the soil looked very fresh, as if it had been turned over, and the area was about five feet wide.
There are bloodstains within five meters nearby, even though they have been washed by rain, they can still be seen.
"Apparently these goblins have run into something."
The head of the caravan guard grabbed a handful of dirt and smelled it on the tip of his nose, and said in a deep voice, "This thing is not small, and it is very dangerous!"
"The goblin has no way of harming it!"
Sauron's expression also became serious. He pushed the others away and walked over. He drew out his scimitar and stirred in the soft soil, frowning and said, "Earth digger?!"
"If these things are true, it will be troublesome."
"They live in groups!"
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