When I returned to the army camp, it was the middle of the night when the sky was full of stars.

All around was silent, except for the occasional low chirping of one or two night birds, echoing through the silent wilderness.

Although thousands of soldiers were hidden in the tents, there was no sound of speech. As long as the footsteps of the patrolling soldiers, the occasional crunch of weapons and armor clashing, and the sound of torches hunting and burning around the camp.

Anthony didn't deliberately hide his figure, and was stopped by sentry detectives from a distance.

Of course, it was also quickly released.

returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, but saw that there were still people who had not slept and were anxiously waiting for his return.

"You're back?"

As soon as she stepped into the big tent, Princess Arlina was already pleasantly surprised.

Anthony nodded, his eyebrows full of tenderness: "I'm back." ”

The two of them were talking nonsense one by one, but a strange feeling rose in their hearts.

It's like a young wife, guarding a lone lamp, quietly waiting for her husband to come home.

"Ahem!"

A terrible cough suddenly sounded, waking the young man and woman.

If possible, Caton really didn't want to play such a disturbing role. But seeing that the two only looked at each other, he was very worried that if he didn't remind them, the two would do something good that he was not suitable to watch.

Princess Arlina blushed slightly and rolled her eyes at the Azure Sword Master.

Anthony was also slightly embarrassed.

Just now, he really didn't notice the existence of Caton.

He touched his nose and asked, "Lord Sword Saint, are you uncomfortable in your throat?" ”

"Nope!"

The Caton Sword Saint was eager to put 10,000 ants in the boy's throat.

"You said that you are a dignified imperial general, ignoring more than 20,000 main forces, but leading more than 3,000 people to play thousands of miles away. Now it's even more excessive, throwing the army aside and running out on his own. I said, what the hell are you doing? Don't know if anyone is worried about you? ”

Anthony looked at Arina when he heard this. It just so happened that Her Royal Highness the princess also looked over, and the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.

Once again, Caton felt like he was here, and it was a mistake from start to finish.

"Didn't I tell you? I'm going to say hello to Grand Duke Finney. ”

It's strange to believe you!

The Caton Juggernaut gave him a "despise you" expression in return.

"Now that the greetings have been called, what are we going to do next? Just go over and say hello with a sword again? ”

Anthony put away a playful smile and said in a serious voice.

"Nope! Let's turn and go north! ”

……

A small, remote village in the north-east of the province of Burgundy, although it is run by a fairly regular official road that connects Edinburgh, Burgundy and the imperial capital. But it is located in the middle of nowhere, and there are not many outsiders who usually come and go. Even if there is an occasional choice of this route, it is a hurried straight walk, and it rarely stops in the village.

At noon today, a few uninvited guests suddenly came to the quiet little village.

It was a group of nine people, all dressed in white, and from the perspective of the villagers in the town who had never seen much of the world, they were all very imposing big people.

With a little bit of knowledge, you can also tell that the nine people are all professionals, and they have combat duties and legal positions, which can be regarded as a fairly complete combat team.

The leader was in his fifties, and his face was intimidating.

He said to the person behind him, "George, you came up with the idea, so you are responsible for inquiring about it." ”

The man bowed and replied, "Yes!" Lord Garrincha. ”

George took the order and walked briskly into the village.

Cardinal Garincha did not enter the village either, but looked left and right, found a large stone under a big tree at the entrance of the village, and sat down to rest.

The others followed him, each looking for a place to rest.

This is the investigation team sent by the Cult of Light.

After months of carpet searching a large area, even the size and scale of the nest were figured out, but there was no clue what to search for.

In the face of reality, no matter how stubborn he was, Cardinal Garrincha had to choose to give up.

When the bishop had a headache about how to deal with him when he returned, a young man under his hand made a suggestion.

It's a remote and inaccessible place, and it's impossible to find someone to ask and investigate. But on the other hand, as long as you pass by here, there is a good chance that they will be looking for them.

In other words, as long as you trace up this official road that is far from a fork, find a place with people, and ask if there are any special outsiders passing by during that time, there is a chance to find clues.

It's a pretty solid idea, or at least it sounds. Crucially, there is no other way. Cardinal Garrincha waved his hand: That's it!

After waiting for less than a meal, I saw the young man named George walking out of the village quickly, his face full of ecstasy.

Beside him, there was also a chubby middle-aged man. His legs and feet were not as sharp as George's, and he could barely keep up with George by trotting all the way out of breath.

The cardinal's heart moved, is there good news?

Sure enough, before George could get to him, he shouted excitedly to Garincha: "My lord, this man is the shopkeeper of the only small inn in the village, and he said that there were indeed outsiders staying with him during that time. ”

"Good!" Garrincha rejoiced.

I searched for a few months in the barren mountains and mountains, slept in the open air, and was in the company of ants and insects. Hard work is still secondary, and the key is that things are not progressing.

When I was at a loss, I thought that there was no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers were bright and another village. I thought it was an attempt to be a dead horse to be a live horse doctor, but I immediately had eyebrows.

At this moment, in addition to the surprise, the cardinal archbishop secretly hated in his heart, why didn't this kid George come up with this idea earlier. Otherwise, you don't have to stupidly count the ants in the wild for months.

He didn't think that it was his harshness and severity that made his subordinates easily dare not speak. If it weren't for the fact that he had given up counting the ants himself, George would not have dared to make his own suggestion.

Otherwise, how could it be that just when he gave up, George thought of a new method?

Regardless, things are going in a good direction, and that's more important than anything else.

Cardinal Garrincha squeezed out a rare smile and asked the fat shopkeeper as pleasantly as possible.

"This shopkeeper, George should have made it clear to you just now. I want to ask, have any outsiders stayed at your inn in those days? Are there any special characters among them? ”

For Cardinal Garrincha, who is not smiling, this is already a very rare kind attitude. It was really months of living in the wilderness, and the fact that things were not progressing, was driving him crazy. Now that I suddenly see the dawn of hope, my attitude is naturally very different.

However, the fat shopkeeper stood in front of him, but he was still trembling, very uneasy, and spoke incoherently.

"Yes, yes, sir. The adult asked the villain just now, and the villain also answered the adult. Yes! It's not an adult, it's this adult, it's not you......"

The shopkeeper talked to the adults and villains, and the more he talked, the more anxious and chaotic he became, and he talked for a long time, but there was no useful thing.

The cardinal archbishop became impatient, and his face could not help but harden, and he regained his true colors.

"Shut up! Now I ask you, I didn't let you speak. Do you hear that? ”

The shopkeeper covered his mouth, his eyes widened in horror, and he nodded busily.

The cardinal took a deep breath and asked, "During that time, how many people stayed in your shop?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately replied, "Three." ”

Concise and clean, it seems to be a cheap bone. I didn't know what to do with him and Yan Yuese, but I found a feeling for it.

"Good."

There are only three, and even if they are tracked down one by one, it will not take too much effort. Lord Garrincha couldn't help but be in a good mood.

"Who are they? Is there anything special about your appearance or mannerisms? ”

This question is a little more difficult than just now, and the shopkeeper hesitated and thought about it before he roughly organized his words.

"It's like a merchant who usually passes by and stays, and there's nothing special about it. One of the teenagers ...... Ah~"

Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and the fat shopkeeper screamed, and the words behind were immediately cut off.

"Enemy attack!"

Several people who were originally scattered around were moving closer to Garinga, and several combat officers flashed a small round shield and drew their swords at the same time. With a wave of their hands, the priests instantly blessed themselves and their companions with shields.

The cardinal archbishop was strong and experienced in combat, and almost instinctively sent a magic shield for himself.

But he soon realized that the enemy's goal was not him at all!

George took possession to check on the fat shopkeeper, then stood up again and shook his head at Cardinal Garrincha.

"One arrow kills, this shopkeeper is hopeless. The enemy used extremely sharp arrows. ”

Garrincha's face was dark, like a sky full of black clouds, and it could rain at any moment.

"Did you ask anything useful?"

The death of a small shopkeeper in a remote village is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the cardinal. But before he could ask for the information he wanted, he was very unhappy.

The two powerful warriors had quickly circled around, returning to signal to him that nothing had been found. It seems that the enemy is quite sophisticated, and he leaves with one blow without hesitation.

This made Garrincha even more annoyed.

"Nope. As soon as I heard the news, I brought someone over and reported it to the adults in person. ”

George was also quite annoyed, he could have asked in more detail, if he hadn't been too anxious to get credit from Garincha.

"When I inquired with him, he opened a notebook that was probably a record, and after looking through it, he said with certainty that he remembered that there were so many people......

At this, his eyes lit up. Garrincha on the side was also moved, and the two shouted in unison:

"Notebook!"

Without hesitation, Garrincha took the lead, his body shot out like a cannonball, and rushed straight towards the village.

The other eight people hurriedly followed.

As for the corpse on the ground, it was like a wild dog that died of old age in the wilderness, and no one took it seriously.