Austiner squatted down beside the bed where Gilbert was sleeping soundly, carefully watching his sleeping face.
It wasn't until there was a glimmer of light in the sky outside that he walked out with his numb legs. Go back to your tent.
The soldiers in the tent were still lying on the bed, snoring.
Austin walked back to his place lightly, and found that Levin had already covered the quilt and fell asleep in his bed.
"Hey." Austin shook his head, complaining about Levine's unreliability again in his heart.
But seeing that Gilbert didn't leave, he was really in a good mood.
Lying down beside Levin with a smile, the tension before going into battle calmed down a lot.
It was still an hour before dawn, and he could still take a nap.
"Austinger, wake up." At seven o'clock in the morning, after washing, Levin returned to the camp to pack the bedding, and found that Austin was still lying on the bed, so he hurried over and shook him awake.
"Huh?" Austin wrapped the quilt tightly around his body, opened his eyes reluctantly, and asked.
"We're leaving, get up and pack up quickly," Levin said.
"Hmm." Austin slowly raised his upper body, put the cotton jacket hanging on the side on his body, and replied.
Levin looked at his bleary-eyed look, and remembered when he woke up this morning. The kid's face was right in front of him, with a bewildered smile on his face. Levin couldn't help shivering.
"Anyway, hurry up, don't make everyone wait for you." After Levin left a sentence, he picked up his luggage and left.
"Understood." Austin shouted towards Levine's back.
After he was alone in the room, Austin pulled himself together and dressed quickly. Grab your own towel and toothbrush and rush outside. He rushed all the way to the sink in the back kitchen.
But when brushing his teeth, Austiner always felt like he had forgotten something. Frowning while thinking: What is missing
"Ah." Austin choked out a mouthful of mouthwash: "Gilbert!"
Why didn't he wait for him outside the tent today
Austin quickly took the water in his hand and finished washing his face. He hurriedly picked up his things and ran back.
After walking to the gate of the camp, Gilbert was still nowhere to be found.
The surrounding soldiers had already started to disassemble the tent brackets, Austin quickly stopped and said: "Wait a minute, my things are still inside! Please wait a moment!"
"Why are you so slow!" Levin came over and kicked Austin, and said, "Hurry up, go and take out your things."
Austiner watched the soldiers stop to wait for him, immediately put his towel and mouthwash cup in Levin's arms, and ran into the tent.
In less than five minutes, Austin rushed out of the camp door with his luggage on his back, and thanked several soldiers: "Thank you, thank you."
Then, panting, he walked to Levin's side.
"Gilbert is missing, I have to find him," Austin said.
"I don't see you, your 'son' is now discussing tactics with Captain DeWitt. You don't need to worry about it." Levin handed the towel and mouthwash cup back to Austine's arms and explained.
"Really?" Austin asked in surprise.
"They have been out of the camp for half an hour, and they haven't come back yet." Levin glanced at the mountains in the distance and said, "It seems that the problem this time is really difficult."
"Why did Gilbert get up so early by himself?" Austin asked Levin after carrying his luggage to the back kitchen to get breakfast.
"I don't know, I heard that he himself found Captain DeWitt's tent at dawn." Levin took a piece of bacon and chewed it in his mouth.
"Oh." Austin was stunned, and then responded.
"Everyone! Assemble!"
At some point, Abel had already returned to the barracks.
The camp quickly fell silent, and the soldiers lined up neatly.
"I hope that each of us can finish this road safely today." Abel finally said to everyone after explaining a few words as usual.
The soldiers were not intimidated by the difficulties ahead. Responded neatly: "Yes!"
"Okay! Let's go!" Abel stood at the forefront of the team and directed.
The soldiers of the elves were also in high spirits today. They lined up and followed Abel neatly.
The moment he stepped into the dragon's territory, Abel stopped all the elf soldiers from flying, and put on water-filled sponge insoles with Calradia.
According to Gilbert: When the insole rubs against the ground, it can imitate the crawling sound of a certain creature in the territory.
After advancing two hundred meters, Abel found that there were no strange creatures approaching, so he believed the function of the insole and reported to DeWitt: "We are safe now."
DeWitt looked back at the soldiers trudging through the grass, and said worriedly: "Just wearing this, the progress is too slow."
"Just get used to it. This is the only way at present." Gilbert, who was standing aside, interjected, "Unless you have a safer method."
DeWitt looked at the sky and thought for a while, then asked, "Why don't the elves lead the Calradian soldiers forward? I mean, at a high altitude."
Abel frowned when he heard this suggestion, and replied: "The weight of each Calradia soldier plus their luggage is close to 300 catties. The elf soldiers under him want to carry this weight. It may still be a bit difficult to advance at high altitude."
"And," after Abel finished speaking, Gilbert added: "The territory of the dragons has a high-altitude barrier, and it is impossible for the elves to fly out of the sight and hearing range of the 'Dragon'."
After hearing what the two said, DeWitt fell into deep thought.
The soldiers could only walk carefully step by step in the grass until the sun went down.
After finding a place that could shelter from the wind and rain, the group stayed there.
Claremont looked at the way he came with a telescope, shook his head and said, "Today we have only traveled less than one-fifth of the distance."
"There is no other way. It is the safest way to proceed in Gilbert's way. Today also proved that what he said is correct." DeWitt replied.
"Is there really no other way? Going on like this will consume almost the same schedule as choosing a detour." Claremont said anxiously.
When the two were upset, a soldier ran over with joy and reported: "Captain DeWitt, Captain Clement, we found the hot spring!"
(end of this chapter)