Hao Ren now sincerely regrets why he didn't persist when he named the mercenary group. Now that he thinks about it, even if he named his team the Pink Furry Rabbit, it would be better than the current name. Everyone at the scene turned pale when the words were written, but Lily was the only one who was still elated, and she even jumped out to introduce herself: "Yes, yes, yes, I am the deputy head of the mercenary group …”
Hao Ren decided to let her be the deputy team leader in the future, even though he really didn't have such a position in his team...
Gelton mainly asked in detail about the origin of the mercenary team in front of him and the process of rescuing the four ascetic monks, firstly to understand the information, and secondly to verify whether the whole thing is true. He didn't do anything to hide this kind of verification. As the rector of this place, it is normal for him to be cautious in this matter. However, Hao Ren had already arranged the whole thing back and forth with the bearded man and the others several times, of course it was tight.
"In this way, I don't have any doubts. You have contributed a lot to this trip." After asking in detail, Geldon breathed out, the wrinkles on his face stretched out, and he gave Hao Ren a final curious look, "But I wonder why You didn't come directly to Layton Town, but ran to the edge of the holy lake, wouldn't it be more troublesome to escort the orb back to the town? I heard that you were teleported from space, and there is a problem with the landing point?"
Hao Ren had a serious face: "There is no other, but Slippery Hands."
Vivian thumped him next to him, and helped explain: "We are not familiar with the terrain around the Blood Lake, and there are many sources of magic power in Layton Town, so we finally chose an open place to teleport. But we also I didn't expect the stone giants to have infiltrated around the Blood Lake, and thought they only needed to deal with the monsters in the Twisted Woodland."
Gordon nodded solemnly: "That's it... that makes sense. Fortunately, nothing happened to you."
The bearded man asked at this time: "I know that the defense line here has been breached once, but why haven't all the monsters that broke in been purified yet?"
Gelton glanced at Hao Ren and the others, but considering that these things are no longer secrets, and the person in front of him is also a witness and participant of the whole thing, he didn't hide it: "Now we only block Layton Town. The gap, the monsters have other ways to bypass our defenses... "
Then the old rector gave a general explanation of the situation. What he said was obviously more accurate and detailed than the previous knight captain: "...there has been no trouble before, although there are monsters splitting from the mountains from time to time. But there are not many of them, and the forward route is very simple, so it is not troublesome to solve , We set up fortifications on the main official roads, and after mastering the weaknesses of those monsters, we easily blocked them. Then I began to study ancient books about ancient magic civilization, trying to find out why these giants split from the Dragon's Back Mountain Range. Before the progress, I was planning to continue the stalemate with the monsters. But the research has not progressed... More than half a month ago, the main peak of the Longji Mountains suffered a major collapse. The main force went to support as usual, but soon after, the front of the defense line was attacked by a large group of monsters... That was the first time those stone monsters showed planned actions, and the number was several times that of before... "
Geldon paused, and continued: "After Layton's defense line was breached, the southern part of the mountain range also collapsed, and this time the collapse was even more strange: the entire mountain changed its form during the collapse like a living thing. Twisting and extending a road, this new mountain directly crosses the ridge of the defense line and penetrates into the twisted forest. The monsters that appear around the holy lake are basically invading from that sinful mountain road. If you If you go to the south, you can easily see that scene: a new mountain has extended from the Dragon's Back Mountain Range. It is directly above our defense line."
Gelton told Hao Ren and the others about these things in an easy and detailed manner, without seeming to put on airs of the rector at all. Because he knew that the four ascetic monks in front of him would return to the capital to report the current situation to the pope sooner or later, so he simply explained the situation now.
"The mountains change their shape on their own initiative?" The bearded man looked serious, "This is not a good sign... Can you stop it?"
Gordon closed his eyes slightly: "With limited manpower, it's hard to shake nature—although I don't want to admit it, the power left behind by those evil magic emperors in ancient times is beyond our comprehension. That mountain road is indestructible, full of miasma, and even It suddenly collapsed to prevent outsiders from approaching, and the Knights were already severely damaged there. The magister reinforcements sent by the kingdom couldn't do anything about it. Now we can only keep clearing the monsters in the Twisted Forest area or blocking around on the Dragon's Back Mountains to maintain The former is in charge of the Knights of the Church. The latter is the Knights of the Kingdom of Marshal Ovra."
Hao Ren listened silently on the surface, but he began to think about how to explore the secrets of the Dragon's Back Mountain Range. The mountain range is showing more and more strange things. The secret of the magic empire—and this secret may help him solve the ultimate answer to the aliens on earth, and even the dream plane itself. His first priority now is to prevent the dream plane from continuing to merge with the surface world, so all the slightest clues related to it must not be let go. And when he was discussing with the data terminal whether he should apply for a miniature observation satellite, the door of the reception room was suddenly pushed open, and a handsome and beautiful woman rushed in: "Your Excellency, I heard that St. Tang Baozhu... huh?"
Hao Ren looked back and found that the person who came was a female soldier with long chestnut curly hair wearing a female body armor. She was heroic and majestic. The legendary heroine of the Kingdom of Elleta, a magical figure who has guarded the kingdom for hundreds of years. As soon as the female marshal entered the room, Becky was the first one to jump up. The mercenary girl's eyes were stunned, and her jaw was trembling when she spoke: "O... Ophra is here!! Yuan... Marshal Your Excellency, Marshal Your Excellency, you are boundless, Marshal Your Excellency, you are auspicious... I... I am Becky, do you still remember me? I... I will look for the Temple Orb... "
Hao Ren was so tired for the girl that he stretched out his hand and pushed Becky down: "Your Excellency, I am... the head of the mercenary regiment. We have returned the orb safely."
Ophra looked at the group of people in front of her with some surprise. She was impressed by these people because of the existence of an unrestrained Becky. After hearing the news, I didn’t expect that the treasure-protecting hero would be your new mercenary team. Well done.”
Becky immediately tugged at Hao Ren's arm with dizzy eyes: "Hey... Hey, did Marshal Ophra praise me just now..."
Vivienne pressed her forehead with her hand, thinking of something that she couldn't bear to recall: "God, it's really hard for idiot fans to communicate..."
Ophra quickly ignored these strange and unreliable mercenaries, and she greeted the four ascetic monks one by one: "Four masters, long time no see, I am glad to see that you are still healthy. Is the orb On you?"
Ophra seemed to be a vigorous person, and she asked directly about the orb when she opened her mouth. The bearded man nodded, "It's here with me. But we haven't decided how to arrange it in the next step. According to regulations, after the orb returns, it should be stored in St. Lake Church, but now it seems that it is not safe there."
"It can be stored here," Gordon said beside him. "This is the sanctuary closest to the Holy Land. The current situation is special. Storing the orb here is also in line with the doctrine. After we deal with the monster..."
"Let me say a few words." Ofra sat down at a random place and looked majestically at Gelton, "Your Excellency, I don't distrust your knowledge, but you probably won't be able to find it in the short term." The reason for the division of the mountain range. In this case, it is not appropriate for the orb to be placed in the Beinz area. I suggest that the elites of the Kingdom Knights and Church Knights send the orb to the Royal Church. This will also stabilize people's hearts. The battle situation in the Beinz area has been frequently reported to the capital, and those pampered guys are already panicking."
Gordon didn't say a word, and Ophra waited for a while with an impatient expression on her face: "Also, Your Excellency the Rector, I once again propose to let my Knights of the Kingdom 'help you' clean up the area around the holy lake? Months have passed, and those stone monsters are still wandering in the Holy Land. I can see that the soldiers of the Knights of the Church are quite exhausted. Going around - I have excess troops. This is not the time to save face. The warriors of the Knights of the Kingdom are also believers of the goddess. Although they don't have tattoos, they can also fight in the Holy Land. This is in line with the doctrine .”
Gordon stood up tremblingly: "This is not a matter of face, Your Excellency the Marshal. But I really should seriously consider your proposal. Before that... let these guests from afar go to rest. A few Master, please wait here for a moment, Your Excellency Ophra and I still have something to ask."
Hao Ren knew it in his heart: It seems that the next discussion is not something that "outsiders" like himself can listen to. (to be continued~^~)