Outside the outpost of Aia, the cleaning of the battlefield is proceeding in an orderly manner.
And, out of caution, Nelson sent three reconnaissance cavalry squads to investigate the direction of Navia City with the Aia outpost as the center.
When sunset came, the battlefield was thoroughly cleaned up.
Some remaining monsters can't do any damage to the entire armored knight team.
On the contrary, Nelson found many things in the stomachs of these monsters.
Mostly brooches, rings, necklaces.
This made the soldiers cleaning the battlefield even more angry.
As long as you are not a fool, you will know how these things appear, not to mention, many accessories still carry some of the 'master's mark'.
"What a poor man."
"May you sleep in peace."
Nelson took off a ring from a little finger bone, threw the ring into a side bag, and solemnly put the little finger bone into a small box beside him.
The head of the post could not confirm who the amputated phalanx came from.
But he could at least let him sleep peacefully.
Similar small boxes were moved back to the outpost by the soldiers. As the only priest in the outpost, Aitelina temporarily took over these small boxes.
After a prayer for the dead, they will be buried in the cemetery on the side of the post.
"The choice of life and death is ruthless, but fate can be changed..."
"May you get the compensation you deserve in the land of the dead and the kingdom of God."
"May you rest in peace."
Unlike the funeral of the believers of the Temple of Thorns, this time the identity of the deceased could not be determined. Aitelina chose the eulogy of Ms. Thorns facing everyone.
Maybe she has her own ambitions and ideas, but when these dead prayed, Etelina was meticulous.
Everyone pays the same respect to the dead.
Especially thinking that there might be people with familiar fingertips among the dead, Etelina became more serious, took out the 'holy water' she carried with her, dipped her fingertips lightly, and flicked them one by one. These little boxes, not a single one was left out.
After finishing all this, Aitelina began to pray for the second time.
After a full three times, Etelina motioned for the soldiers to move the boxes again.
Just like when they were being moved, two soldiers used a wooden plank as a support, put the boxes on it one by one, and then, like carrying a stretcher, carried the boxes away.
Estelina followed and left.
When buried in the cemetery, some necessary ceremonies need to be presided over by her.
The group left, but no one noticed that there was a slight change on the grass where the box had been placed.
The sun went down completely.
Darkness covers the land.
One by one torches, one by one braziers appeared in the Aia outpost.
The night watch soldiers boarded the city wall one by one.
They stared wide-eyed and looked around.
The soldiers and knights who had no missions quickly entered their dreams. They needed to replenish enough physical strength for tomorrow's duty and possible battles.
Immediately, Aya's outpost fell into silence.
Except for the crackling of flames and the footsteps of patrolling soldiers, there were only the crackling sounds of small nocturnal animals. On the grass where the box had been placed, a small dark green snake that was only as thick as an adult man's little finger came out. , the color of the scales allowed it to perfectly blend into the surrounding environment, and its extraordinary intelligence allowed it to quickly determine the target: the single house of the post chief.
The little snake approached the target covertly and nimbly, and easily slipped in through the gap between the door and the window.
Then…
It saw the sleeping 'Qin Ran'.
No further.
Just like that, he raised his upper body, his eyes were as cold as snakes.
It slowly opened its mouth, and the core of its mouth suddenly became longer, like a rope wrapped around 'Qin Ran''s body in an instant.
And when it retracts its own core, the bound 'Qin Ran' shrinks together with the core.
Then, it closed its mouth, and started to return as it came.
However, this time, its target was no longer the grass, but the outside of Aia's outpost.
When it was far enough away from the Ayya outpost, its speed began to increase sharply, almost galloping, heading towards a dense forest in the direction of Navia City.
After ten minutes, it entered the dense forest.
A figure was already waiting there, and when it saw the snake, the other party bowed down to salute.
"Your Excellency, please follow me."
As the other party spoke, he walked towards the depths of the dense forest, followed by the tiny dark green snake.
Winding and winding, when the dark green snake let out an impatient hiss, the other party stopped, raised his hand and tapped rhythmically several times towards a tall tree beside him.
Boom, boom, boom!
A hollow sound echoed in the trunk, and the next moment—
Click!
Amid the unique sound of the machine spring, the ground on the side of the tree slowly sank, and after a while, a dark passage downward was revealed.
"please."
The other party bowed and saluted again.
The dark green snake snaked its body and walked down the stairs directly.
There are torches on the walls on both sides of the dark passage.
The hall at the end was brightly lit, and an old man in a long robe was waiting there quietly.
"You're as punctual as rumored."
The old man in a robe couldn't help but smile when he saw the dark green snake.
"I hope you will keep your promises as rumored."
The dark green snake no longer neighed like a snake, but spoke human words, but the other party's voice was very strange.
Not only does it have an extremely long tone, but it also has a kind of ambiguity that seems to be muttering.
But enough for the old man in front of him to hear clearly.
"certainly."
The old man nodded affirmatively.
"for you!"
The dark green snake opened its mouth, and the sleepy 'Qin Ran' was spit out and landed on the ground. The thick liquid on his body looked disgusting, but the old man didn't care about it at all, and just walked away. In front of Qin Ran', he wiped off the thick liquid and began to look at 'Qin Ran'.
After confirming that it was correct, the old man showed a smile.
"very good."
"Didn't you encounter the slightest resistance?"
After nodding, the old man asked back out of habit.
"No."
"He is already at the end of his strength. How much strength do you think he will have left after he slashed like that?"
"He faced those fools during the day, and he acted bravely."
"It's more and more proof of his external strength."
"but… "
"He is more interesting than expected, that kind of power... If I hadn't promised you, I would have studied it carefully."
The dark green snake stared at the sleepy 'Qin Ran' and said with great interest.
"Of course he is special."
"Otherwise... I wouldn't choose him."
The old man said vaguely, then took out a cloth bag from his arms, and threw it at the dark green snake, who swallowed the cloth bag with one mouth open.
Without saying goodbye, the dark green snake snaked its body and walked towards the dark passage.
After confirming that the dark green snake had left, the old man sneered.
"I hope you can hold on for a while longer."
After speaking, the other party looked at 'Qin Ran' again.
"And you?"
"It's really a suitable candidate!"
The other party showed a smile, picked up 'Qin Ran', and walked towards the secret room behind him.
There, there is a huge stone altar.