After several days of sailing, the Black Pearl docked at a shoal on the west shore of the southern forest early in the early autumn morning of November.

The gladiators jumped into the icy waters and dragged the boat ashore with ropes.

The hatch was lowered, the planks were lifted, and the passengers walked from the deck to land for the first time since they fled.

Ackerman took the roster and checked the personnel and supplies one by one, then walked up to Todd and said worriedly, "Boss, we may be in trouble. ”

The latter looked at him: "Tell me about it." ”

"At the beginning, in Guwei City, because there were too many people on the ship, most of the space was used as a cabin, and I hardly brought much supplies. Ackerman tapped the handwriting on the roster with charcoal: "In the past few days, many people on the ship have been infected with diseases, and the use of medicinal herbs has become less and less; the temperature has become colder, the snow has blocked the road into the mountains, there is no way to hunt and gather, so many people have to consume a lot of food every day, and our stocks will soon be at the bottom, and the materials for building houses and sheds are difficult to come together in a short period of time, which means that a considerable number of people have to sleep in the wilderness......"

Listening to Ackerman's statement, Todd nodded approvingly.

This young and handsome young man, in addition to the control ability of the lower body, is a little helpless, and he is a rare talent in handling government affairs and improvisation.

This may have something to do with his past experiences, where Ackerman's father sent him to a convent (according to Caspar, to get rid of sex addiction), he himself did some petty business (according to Caspar, the so-called trade is "pimping"), and later became the village chief of Chigi Village (it seems that because he slept with the wife and daughter of a nobleman, he had to return to his hometown for refuge after the East Window incident).

Todd patted Ackerman on the shoulder, signaling him not to worry too much, and then stepped off the boat and led the group in the direction of Froststone Camp in the forest.

The sun gradually rises, and the warm sunlight brings a little warmth to the earth through the gaps in the needles.

A team of more than 300 people marched through the dense forest and slowly marched towards the southeast.

Todd found Rachel at the back of the team and asked her, "Have the resources allocated by Twilight City arrived?"

The latter raised his hand to remove the low-hanging branches and replied, "According to the liaison's signal, all of them have arrived yesterday morning. ”

Todd nodded.

Rachel looked at him and asked with some uncertainty, "I have a question, why do you have to choose the ruins of the Froststone Camp to re-establish the outpost? Although the terrain there is dangerous and suitable for building defensive military facilities, neither the soil nor the climate is suitable for the growth of crops, and the way of transporting grain from Dusk West City is not good for the future development of this place, both in terms of cost and risk. ”

Todd used his shield to separate the bushes in front of him, motioned for Rachel to go first, and explained: "I have lived in the Froststone Camp for a while, and I found that the terrain is high, the terrain is basin, the humidity is relatively high, the light conditions are good, the soil is red soil, and it is a high-value cash crop. ”

"What is a cash crop?"

"Say it now, you don't know what it is, I'll make it myself and show it to you when the time comes. ”

Glancing at the man and woman who were talking incessantly behind him, Dildre, who felt lonely, turned his head, and walked forward with his head bowed with sadness on his delicate face.

After walking for almost two hours, the team finally came to the ruins of Froststone Camp.

To their surprise, an army seemed to know about their arrival and waited there early.

"Enemy attack!"

With a shout of warning, the gladiators walking in the front row drew their weapons one after another, forming a shield formation and staring at the opposing army.

This strange army, no more than thirty men in number, did not fly any banner, and could not tell which kingdom they belonged to, and their well-made armor covered their whole body made it impossible to even see their appearance.

Ackerman, who drew his bow and arrows, looked at the army stationed in the ruins, swallowed his saliva, and said to Casper beside him, "Look at the guy at the front! That armor, and the giant sword on his back! I bet the price of that equipment is enough to cover all of us." ”

The latter glared at him: "Besides women and money, can't you bastard keep an eye on other things?"

"For example?"

"The position where they stand, the terrain behind them, the formation of the formation...... You've been in the Red Circle for so long, and you haven't grown at all!"

"Casper, have you noticed that you have changed. ”

"What do you mean?"

"There's a lot of nonsense. ”

"Get out!"

Todd ran all the way to the front of the line and shouted at all the gladiators, "Lay down your arms, lay down your weapons!"

Looking at the group of troops in front of him who had not said a word from beginning to end, Rachel walked towards them and asked with a heavy sigh, "I remember that the king's handwritten letter only asked for supplies from Twilight City, and did not send reinforcements......

The army commander quietly took off the intricately patterned full-face helmet to cover up the terrifying scene after the removal of the scene, which frightened the gladiators around him into screaming.

Dozens of steel-like parasite limbs slowly wriggled along the contours of the head and cheeks, and the owner of the armor may have had a heroic face in the past, but was permanently scarred by a fire.

Alfonso stared into Richel's eyes and said coldly, "What about Your Majesty?"

Rachel subconsciously wanted to turn back, but was pulled into the soul space by Todd in an instant.

"My Guards, how did you come here?!" Todd's eyes widened, his face full of confusion.

Rachel sat down in the swivel chair in the office, kicked her feet, spun in circles with the chair, and muttered, "How would I know?"

Todd walked around the office with his hands behind his back: "Could it be that something happened in the Twilight Kingdom?"

"I don't think it's like if there was something going on in the kingdom, someone would bring it up at the daily morning meeting. Rachel stood up, walked to the corner locker, and quickly pulled out a box of Ferrero chocolates.

"What could be the reason for that?"

"What else could be the reason? The people in the kingdom have been investigating your whereabouts. I left Twilight City on the same day as you, and they will naturally think that you are missing, and I am the most suspicious. In addition, your king's warrant for the allocation of supplies has reached the kingdom through my channels, and they will naturally send people to question it. ”

Richel, who had two chocolate balls stuffed into her cheeks, said inarticulately, "If you listen to the persuasion of the puppet, go back to Twilight West City as soon as possible......

Todd sat down and thought about it carefully, the reconstruction of the barbarian outpost was just around the corner, and the relationship between the people in the camp still needed to be coordinated, so it stands to reason that he should stay and preside over the overall situation, but since the day he left Twilight City, he has been adrift for more than five months, and the delay is indeed too long, and it is time to go back.

Seeing that Todd had made a decision, Rachel chewed the chocolate and swallowed it hard, and said with a happy face: "Does this mean that I can go back with you?"

"No, you have to stay. Todd's words made Richel's face collapse: "Alfonso is more than brave, but lacks flexibility, and I am afraid that I will mess things up if he is left here alone." ”

"Well, so I'm going to have to stay in this place where I can't even take a hot shower for the whole winter?" Richer gave Todd a roll of the eyes.

Todd scratched his head: "I can assure you that a livable home will be built for you before winter falls here." ”

Richel, who was familiar with Todd's character, did not doubt the other party's promise, and finally reluctantly agreed to the matter of staying in the Froststone Clan.

Immediately afterward, Todd pulled Alfonso into the soul space alone, and after explaining the cause and effect of the incident, he gave him the task of guarding the camp.

After making personnel arrangements, Todd withdrew from the soul space and began to command the gladiators and clansmen to rebuild the barbarian camp.