"Lord, that's the case. ”

Inside the camp, Joseph tugged at the neckline around his neck, and took a big sip of water to end the report.

Agnes had already left the tent of the council under the pretext of going out to sweep the graves of the dead guards, leaving only Lenia, Anvil, the newly arrived Joseph and Duke, a group of old friends.

Naturally, a conflict between the two sides was impossible, and when it was discovered that the other party was the real Joseph, Duke ran out directly from behind the cover, almost giving the sweaty stinky fat man a warm hug.

Finally, he still had a trace of sanity, not as enthusiastic as he imagined, and after arranging for the manpower to prepare for the rest of the matter, the group of them first ran to the camp tent for a brief debriefing meeting, after all, Duke was still very interested in why Joseph was here.

After listening to Joseph's report, he suddenly realized that he couldn't help but admire Vlavic's astuteness and crisis management ability, and now he and Joseph can ensure constant communication, report to each other every day on the itinerary and plan, and keep in touch, so that some situations can be dealt with quickly.

"So the church hasn't sent reinforcements all the time?"

Duke still can't figure it out about this, and Agnes's strange attitude and reaction, which at least shows that the Church of Light branch in the north doesn't deal with her, and it doesn't come to the rescue of the Holy Maiden of her religion for so long, which is no different from rebellion.

"Well, yesterday Vlavich wrote that the Patriarch of the North had sent a powerful rescue team led by a cardinal from Yas. ”

Joseph said this, but he quickly shook his head again, "It's just that they came too late and far away, and with their efficiency, I don't think they will be able to come to the Northern Fortress in a month." ”

The city of Yas is the southernmost large city in the North, where the Patriarch of the North is stationed, and the farthest point from the North's fortress.

Although the rescue team sent by the church seems to be very strong on paper, they are very concerned about the rescue of the Holy Maiden, but when they arrive, it is estimated that Agnes will be cold into a popsicle.

Of course, this is under natural circumstances, and it is estimated that no one can predict that she will be able to get out of trouble with her own strength, and fight the upper echelons of the Ultimate Church who trapped her as if she were playing.

"Let's leave this matter alone and let Agnes handle it alone, and we must not get involved in this matter, otherwise there will be no peace in the future. ”

"It's nature. ”

As Chancellor of the Exchequer, this sensitivity is still there, and when Duke said this, Joseph immediately reacted, nodded and agreed.

"Is the road ahead, can we go straight back to the Fortress of the North?"

After finishing business, Duke finally had the leisure to care about the question of going home, and asked very indecently as he stretched out in his seat.

"We didn't encounter any danger along the way, and I think it's not impossible to go back with all our might, it will only take about three days to get there. ”

Three days......

Duke thought for a moment and then instructed Joseph: "Later, you will count the supplies of the two teams, leave enough supplies for about a month's worth of five people, and then build a simple wooden house and leave two tents in it." ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it later, are we going to build an outpost here for a long time?"

Joseph agreed, and then said with some curiosity, this was the first time he had seen the lord interested in the Dark Mountains.

"No, old Simon hasn't come back yet, we'll just leave some supplies for him. ”

Regarding the outpost, Duke felt that the time was a little unripe, and that further exploration and experimentation were needed, but he already had some preliminary ideas and blueprints in his mind.

After the system released the task of expanding the territory, it was not easy to conflict with other lords head-on, so he thought about whether he could start from the side of the Dark Mountains.

After the beast tide and this sweep, Duke felt that there seemed to be no need to worry too much about the beasts, and now as long as he continued to explore the resources and the fertility of the land, there was still a lot to be done in the future.

"May the God of Light bless him. ”

When Joseph heard that Simon was missing, he performed a non-standard prayer service for his blessings.

As a businessman, Joseph did not believe in the God of Light very much, and only remembered to use it when he needed it, which is also the mind of most people on the continent at present, and in Duke's opinion, the Church of Light obviously has a lot of work to do in this regard.

"I think with his strength, there is still a good chance of survival, you can arrange things later, and now go back to each other. ”

Seeing that everyone else had nothing else to report, Duke clapped his hands and disbanded the meeting, and then finally had a chance to rest for a while without worrying about anything.

...............

After Joseph prepared what Duke had asked him to prepare, the regrouped Northern Fortress rescue team couldn't wait to start rushing back at full speed.

Fortunately, Joseph brought enough horses, even if they were pack horses, but they were also very suitable for traveling between the mountains.

In the next three days, everyone finally escaped from the dark mountain range without danger and very quickly, and the north gate and walls of the northern fortress soon appeared in front of everyone.

Even though there was still a long way to go from the fortress, Duke felt a sense of seeing the light of day again by feeling the air that was completely different from the dayless dense forest in the dark mountains.

In the past ten days or so, in that dark and cramped dark environment, the whole person's spirit and mood can't help but become heavy, the closer to the northern fortress, the more sparse the forest becomes, and there is no primeval forest that can completely cover the sky.

This sudden sense of refreshment made Duke can't help but wave his horsewhip, urging the horses under his seat to run faster, hoping to return to the familiar human civilization as soon as possible.

"Lord, yesterday I had someone write back to Vlavich that we would arrive today, and I also sent a new herald messenger just now, and it is estimated that he will come out to meet us soon. ”

Also very happy was Joseph, who had been able to complete the daunting task of risking his life so easily, and had returned to civilization from the primeval forest, and he also followed Duke's footsteps to report on the horse.

"Good, good, we'll have a good celebration when we get back to the castle!"

Duke said happily to the herald beside him, and soon the whole team remembered an irrepressible cheer.