Several soldiers guarded the camp in front of the central tent, and the few serfs who escaped by chance had already been brought into the tent.
Except for Knight Philip, who had to maintain order outside, all the leaders of the camp were also concentrated here.
The two wounded serfs were placed on a soft mat. Their backs and arms had scratches of varying severity, and due to the erosion of the corrupt force, these wounds had now begun to fester severely. Fortunately, the camp now With the druid, Pittman was using the potion he made and the spell of the druid to treat the wounded. The two unlucky serfs were considered to have saved their lives.
The other two uninjured serfs stood trembling in front of Gao Wen, fear still lingering in their hearts, even if they had fled back to a safe camp, they couldn't control the trembling of their bodies, but at any rate, it was from several months. Survivors of previous catastrophes at least retain the courage to speak in full.
"Going west... after entering the mountain... on the side road, there are several monsters, blood-red demons, and we ran into them face to face!" A serf said tremblingly, "We fought He ran desperately, but Toke was caught by the monster, and he didn't move after a few moments... "
Knight Byron standing next to Gawain was obviously dissatisfied with this random report, he frowned: "How many? How many? Where exactly is the fork to the west? Those monsters move quickly, you guys How could it escape?"
The two serfs were taken aback by the stern inquiry of "Master Knight", and immediately became more at a loss. Gawain immediately said: "Don't ask such a question, they won't be able to understand anything when they get nervous, you two, Relax and tell me how you got away?"
The two serfs looked at each other, and one of them swallowed: "Those monsters didn't seem to see us at first, they were... just wandering on the mountain road, and they suddenly caught up after we started running. Mountain road Narrow, those monsters got stuck in rocks, we just ran out…”
"How many monsters have you encountered? To be specific?" Heidi continued to ask.
"Three... no, four," another serf snapped his fingers, "At that time we only saw three, but after that, there were four who caught up."
"That is to say, you only see a part of it," Hetty said while looking at Gawain with a worried expression on his face, "In fact, I'm afraid there will be quite a lot."
"Wandering..." Gawain pinched his chin and frowned, but he recalled the "giant planet activity parameters" collected from the perspective of monitoring satellites in the past two days. Obviously, there was no warning of rising activity of giant planets recently, and there was no increase in magic power. How did those monsters appear? Where did it come from
At this time, the little old man Pittman, who was treating the wounded, finally finished casting spells. He stood up and breathed a sigh of relief: "These two people are fine... After drinking the potion I prepared, plus the druid's purification spell, the rest The only thing is self-cultivation, as long as you don't get infected again, it will be fine in a few days."
Although this guy usually hangs around in the camp, eating, drinking, tricking people, divination, and selling a lot of weird potions that are useless, but anyway, the druid's skills are real, especially at this time, Gawain is even more fortunate Because of the existence of this guy, he nodded sincerely: "Thank you for your hard work."
"Don't talk about this, we are a salary-paying friendship, saying that hard work hurts more money," Pittman waved his hand, "But I have to remind you, I can heal the injuries on these two people, but I can't heal the injuries on the outside. Hundreds of people panicked, these four people ran back crying all the way, the two who were injured shouted even louder, now the whole camp probably knows about it..."
Gao Wen took a deep look at this seemingly unreliable old man, but couldn't help but thank him a little.
He didn't need to remind himself of this.
"Heidi, you go to make arrangements first. All the out-of-the-box exploration and collection work will be stopped today, and the construction in the camp will continue as usual, and the food will be distributed as usual. Keeping order is the first priority. Byron Knight, lead people to strengthen patrols Polish up your armor and weapons, and tell Knight Philip by the way that the newly recruited militiamen are also armed."
After giving instructions for the camp, Gao Wen turned to look at Amber: "You..."
Before he could speak, Amber bluffed: "If I say no, will you slap me against the wall with your big sword?"
"Yes, and it's the kind that can't be picked off."
Amber curled her lips: "Okay, then I'll go."
"I haven't finished yet," Gao Wen stood up, "I'll go with you."
Amber's eyes widened in surprise, while Hetty next to him followed closely and said, "Ancestor, you should have stayed in the camp. It's too rash to investigate the movements of those monsters..."
"What?" Gawain turned his head and glanced at Heidi, "Is it because I have been drawing drawings here for a long time, and you all have forgotten what I was doing seven hundred years ago?"
Everyone in the tent was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered the fighting power of the ancestor in front of them...
For a while, Gao Wen has been nesting in the tent drawing design drawings, drawing plans, and researching strange "alchemy formulas". They almost forgot the real occupation of this fierce man back then... He specialized in hunting small monsters on the border of the kingdom. !
It's fortunate that Gao Wen didn't tell anyone the real situation of his "dropping". At this time, he could see that as long as Gao Wen stood up, the people next to him would be filled with a kind of honeyed confidence...
"If there were really only three or four mutants wandering in the mountains, I would have killed them easily. If it was a large group, then Amber and I would be able to escape unscathed, and come back in time to set up defenses or lead you to evacuate," Gawain said. With an expression of "don't panic, everything is a technical adjustment, believe me, it's a big deal, the old ancestor will drive you to fly with a full-level account", while talking, he glanced at the two serfs standing in front of him, "As for you two … I need you to lead the way.”
When the two serfs heard this, they were so frightened that they almost collapsed to the ground, and even cried bitterly: "Master, no master! We don't want to die! Those monsters can eat people!"
Those who lived through a Cecil catastrophe faced them with far greater fear than those who only heard about them through hearsay.
What's more, they just narrowly escaped death once today.
However, Gawain had to let them face those monsters again, and if necessary, let everyone in the entire territory face those monsters again.
"Stand up, you must lead the way, this is an order from the lord," Gao Wen said in an unquestionable tone, "and you don't have to worry about your own safety, I will fulfill the duty of nobles and protect you until you return safely."
The two serfs looked at each other. Of course they knew what Gao Wen meant by "the duty of the nobility". That was exactly what the nobles and lords preached all day long. ? When the time of life and death is really approaching, the lives of these pariahs like myself are not as precious as the lives of noble lords!
But even so... disobeying the lord's order seems to be a dead end.
Seeing them hesitate, Gawain said lightly: "I am Gawain Cecil, a legend who killed hundreds of thousands of demon tide monsters seven hundred years ago, do you think there are hundreds of thousands of monsters in that mountain to kill you Life? You know, if the monster really comes, it's the safest to stay with me."
Gao Wen's idea is quite simple: anyway, no one can beat him here, so let's blow it up.
Uneducated serfs at this time could easily believe Gawain's self-praise. After all, the legendary story about Gawain Cecil is well-known in this kingdom. Hearing this living legend (who just came back to life) spoke so indifferently. They assured themselves of this in a calm tone, and they immediately reacted, realizing that even if they really encountered a monster, it would be easy for the lord in front of them to protect the two of them.
Since it was a matter of convenience, there should be no problem at all.
So they finally nodded in agreement.
Hetty called two soldiers in and asked them to take four serfs (including the two who had just finished treatment) to go down to rest for a while and eat something, then she turned to Gawain: "Ancestor, actually, you don't have to tell the serfs that Many, for them, obeying orders is fundamental."
"But it's better to let them take the initiative to obey orders than unilateral coercion," Gawain waved his hands, and looked at Rebecca, "How's the progress of those 'arts'?"
For him, this is the most important thing right now.
Rebecca hesitated for a moment, and reported truthfully: "The crystal particles have been in production, and the output is getting bigger and bigger. Now I have accumulated a lot. I have also made some explosive circles and corresponding rune triggers, but the delayed detonation In terms of... there is still no progress, and there is no finished product."
Hetty knew what Gawain was thinking, and she had a worried face: "If those monsters are really coming this way, we might not be able to wait for the 'art' to come in handy."
"No... Delayed detonation is just one of the usages, but not all of them," Gawain shook his head after pondering briefly, "Rebecca, go find some craftsmen and hunters who know how to make traps, and I'll tell you later what to do."
Rebecca nodded without hesitation: "Okay!"
Until this time, Knight Byron couldn't help but said, "Are you planning to let the camp face those monsters?"
"This is just an option. How to deal with it will wait until Amber and I understand the reality of those monsters," Gawain said while thinking about what he can do now, "By the way, Byron, go write A notice... Well, let’s just say that mutants have been discovered in the mountains and their whereabouts have been grasped, because Duke Gawain Cecil has full experience in dealing with mutants, so monsters are nothing to worry about, let everyone work with peace of mind, No matter whether we stay or withdraw, we will wait for new orders. In addition, we will find two literate soldiers to read out the announcement.”
Byron took the order, while Hetty, who was next to him, widened his eyes in surprise: "Ancestor, are you going to tell those commoners just like that... Let them know that the mutants really exist?!"
"They already knew." Gawain glanced at Heidi. "When the four serfs ran back yelling, they already knew. It's just that they were not sure and didn't know the whole truth."
Hetty hesitated: "Then if you tell them all the truth..."
"Then they won't continue to guess randomly, and won't guess in a worse and worse direction," Gao Wen said. "The clearer and more certain we can say, the sooner they can stop panic and speculation. This It’s worse to be secretive than that.”
Hetty nodded helplessly: "Yes, what you said makes sense."
"Amber, go and get ready," Gao Wen took a deep breath, "Come with me later to see where those monsters come from."
(I should write more chapters today... )