Ruby said she wasn't worried, but she was actually a little worried in her heart.
Although theoretically speaking, it is impossible for those cultists to cross thousands of mountains and rivers from the southernmost part of the merchant faction's sphere of influence to the northernmost part to cause trouble for the exploration team, but an important characteristic of why cultists are cultists is that " crazy". Every one of these guys is a lunatic, nothing more than a crazy lunatic, an angry lunatic, a silent lunatic or a calm lunatic... that's all.
It is certainly not impossible to use "theoretical" thinking to examine the behavior of a madman, but it is definitely unreliable. If a madman can also act according to common sense, is he still called a madman
So even though we are almost two thousand miles away, there is still a possibility that cultists will come here to cause trouble.
It's just like on earth. Everyone knows that the headquarters of terrorists is in the Middle East. But where on earth can they escape their scourge? Probably the penguins in Antarctica and the cacti in the Sahara Desert don’t have to worry about being bombed...
The level of action of cultists is unimaginable to ordinary people.
So Ruby quietly strengthened the security of the camp, contacted several adventurers, and set up a long-term secret sentry at the foot of the mountain leading to the camp.
He knew that maybe these were unnecessary, but if he didn't do this, he wouldn't feel at ease.
In fact, even after doing this, he still felt uneasy.
A few days later, follow-up news came.
The priests of the Church of the Lord of Justice (God of Law) met the group of cultists, and the two sides fought a fierce battle, with both sides suffering heavy losses. During the fierce battle, the cultists took out a special golem. The golem looked ordinary, but it was able to harness positive energy - which meant that it was made of the flesh and blood of celestial creatures, or even directly made of A powerful celestial creature was used as raw material and transformed into what it is now.
The combat effectiveness of the "Heaven Golem" is not particularly high, but in group combat, its auxiliary effect is truly outstanding. If it hadn't been for its help, it would have been impossible for those insane cultists to compete with the well-disciplined, well-trained and well-equipped paladins.
In the end, this "Heavenly Golem" fled with a few remaining cultists. As for those cultists who failed to escape, they all sacrificed themselves as sacrifices. If the paladin led by the priests had not been experienced enough to completely destroy them in time, something extremely terrifying would have been summoned.
"So it seems that the matter is over?" After hearing the news, Ruby said to the adventurer who came specially to report the news, "Can we feel at ease?"
"It should be okay." The adventurer said, "The cultists have been destroyed. Although there are still a few fish that have slipped through the net, they can no longer make any big tricks. And even if they escape this time, they will still be able to escape." There are priests who are chasing them - currently the merchant faction and the noble faction have united and offered a very high reward, a cultist's head can be exchanged for 500 gold coins, it's like a head made of gold!"
"Then there must be many adventurers looking for and chasing them?"
"Yes." The adventurer said, "I have participated in the hunt before, but I found that there were too many people and too few people. Hundreds of adventurers were tracking the whereabouts of a few people, and I didn't know who could hit the big luck. I searched for several days. I didn’t find it, so I discussed it with a few friends and decided to just choose a direction and sell the news.”
Along the way, he peddled detailed information about the "cultist rebellion" wherever he went. As a front-line person who personally participated in the pursuit of cultists, he had a clear understanding of the ins and outs of the entire incident, as well as the details of several battles. He made a lot of money by selling information.
Ruby was completely relieved and removed the secret whistle.
Although this storm failed to sweep the exploration team and was ultimately a false alarm, it made him feel deeply uneasy.
That night, he submitted a report to the Mining Department of the Northwest Republic. The report said: In view of the current unstable situation in the Gold Coin Federation, it is recommended to increase manpower and complete joint exploration work as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary risks.
"We need to increase our manpower." In an underground cave, the golem with a broken body said, "We don't have enough manpower."
Near it, several corpses wearing black robes were lying in a staggered state, already completely stiff.
"These guys have bad brains and are really troublesome to use." A voice sounded beside it, "Maybe we should consider finding other people."
"Besides them, how else can we find crazy people?" The Golem's voice was calm and hoarse, but it revealed a hint of distress. "If we want to implement our plan, we must find people who are cruel and evil enough. I think There are no more cruel and evil people in the world than they are.”
"But it's not easy for them to take advantage of."
The Golem sighed: "Everything has pros and cons. After all, these guys are not the same as us. It is already very difficult to use them to cause destruction. It is impossible to want them to be completely obedient. .”
"But they actually attacked you... The reason was actually a conflict between camps. I have never seen such a ridiculous situation!"
"This reason is actually quite sufficient. Didn't we fight for the same reason back then..."
"But we will never turn against each other because of conflicts with the other camp when we need to rely on others to save our lives." The voice was slightly louder, "This is not stubbornness, it is brain-dead!"
"If you are not stupid enough, who would come to help me cause trouble and cause trouble for the reason of 'I can help you provide convenient transportation'?" The Golem asked back.
The voice fell silent. After a while, it asked: "What are you going to do next?"
"You are in charge. You decide what to do, and I will assist you." The Golem replied, "Of course, if you want to make up your mind, I plan to find another place to attack - maybe the noble faction and the merchant faction can cooperate now. But as long as I keep attacking, sooner or later I will provoke a conflict between them."
"But... how long will it take?" the voice sighed, "We have delayed it for too long."
"We can't help it. Hidden identity operations are too restrictive for us. Otherwise, as long as we find some devout believers, we can easily launch a large-scale attack against the merchant faction."
"No! My Lord's order is absolute!"
"Yeah, so I have to take my time." White light flowed through the demon statue. In the light, the damage everywhere was slowly restored. "When I repair this body, I will continue to act."
"I will also settle the matter at hand as soon as possible. The current situation cannot allow me to play the role of a princess slowly."
After saying that, something suddenly went away with a gust of breeze.
The golem sighed deeply and sat down.
Inside the cave, it was as quiet as a cemetery.