After carefully admonishing Han Feng, especially when mixing potions, Gala finally took a deep look at Han Feng, turned around and went back to the branch with Xiao Nala and a few guards.

Looking at the backs of Gala and Little Nala, Han Feng couldn't help but smile. He knew that Old Man Gala still had a lot of doubts and questions about the amazing expression he had just made in the potion mixture, but it was inconvenient to ask carefully now.

Han Feng, who turned his head and was about to ask Lola for some medicinal herbs, couldn't help but be stunned: Laura, who was doing a detailed examination of the bodies of the captain and two soldiers of the patrol force over there, had turned unusually ugly at this time. Curious, Han Feng also walked over.

"What's wrong? Their injuries are not too much for you, a fourth-level pharmacist, right? Han Feng asked curiously.

Looking up at Han Feng, Laura's face became quite solemn, and her voice became gloomy:

"There's something wrong with them. The dark attribute energy hidden in their bodies was too pure to be created by ordinary dark shamans. Their coma wasn't just because of their injuries, either. I found that their brains were being eroded by this dark attribute energy, and their souls were also being affected by this dark attribute energy. If I'm not mistaken, this is probably a high-level sacrifice made by the shamans of the Dark Empire - the Sacrifice of Demon Blood! ”

"Demon Blood Sacrifice? What is it? Han Feng was even more curious, and couldn't help but squat down and carefully examine the bodies of the three people on the stretcher.

At this time, the light in Laura's old eyes flickered, and it looked crystal unusual, "The Sacrifice of Demon Blood is also known as the manufacturing ritual of the Demon King's War Servant. The result of this high-level sacrifice is usually to turn all affected targets into servants with the blood of the Demon King, also known as Demon Blood Warriors. ”

"Demon Blood Warrior?" Han Feng couldn't help but think of the warriors he had seen in the huge magic array outside the Dark Forest ten days ago that had been invaded by strange black qi and turned into monsters.

Lola's voice became heavier and heavier: "Demon Blood Warriors are a group of battle puppets that have been transformed. Murderous, bloodthirsty, and irrational. The shamans of the Dark Empire are most fond of creating such battle golems, but this high-level sacrifice comes at a high price. Oh yes! There will actually be a demon blood sacrifice here, and it seems that the situation is much stricter than we thought. ”

Han Feng looked up at the old man in front of him with a terrible gloomy face with some surprise, he didn't expect this old guy to scold and scold, it seemed that he was really in a hurry.

Carefully examining the faces of the three unconscious people on the stretcher, a layer of extremely faint black qi began to emerge, as well as the abnormal movement of the dark attribute energy in their bodies, Han Feng, who finally determined the situation, couldn't help but feel a slight blink in his heart:

"What Demon Blood Sacrifice, Demon Blood Warrior? Isn't it just the entry of evil spirits into the body and soul control techniques! This set is not unusual at all in the Demon Gate of the Immortal Cultivation Realm. Well, however, this dark attribute energy in these guys' bodies is really very pure. It's a pity that I don't have that medicine jar, otherwise I can absorb it all and transform it into aura. ”

Feeling pity in his heart, Han Feng said softly: "This means that you estimate that this incident was caused by the shamans of the Dark Empire?" Is this a sign that the Dark Empire is about to launch a full-scale invasion? ”

Laura stood up, and the cold light flashed in her old eyes:

"Not sure yet. However, the appearance of this high sacrifice is certainly not a trivial matter. At least it couldn't have been done without the intervention of the Dark Empire's high-ranking shaman. Moreover, once this kind of demon blood sacrifice appears, the target will definitely not be just these three people. Damn it! These evil shamans, they are likely to use everyone in this Lancer town as materials for refining demon-blood warriors. ”

The more she talked about the back, the quieter Lola's voice became, and the darker her face became. He stared at Han Feng fiercely and said in a deep voice:

"The appearance of the High Shaman and the High Sacrifice means that this is definitely not a simple event. If I'm not mistaken, it's likely that the town of Lancer has now been blockaded by the forces of the Dark Empire. No wonder the mercenaries who had gone to the Dark Forest were gone. I must rush to the town's police station at once to inform them of their full preparations for war. These three guys will be left to you to take care of first. I guess their injuries and second-level healing potions shouldn't be too much for you, right? All you have to do is help me stabilize their injuries. ”

Looking at the old man in front of him, who suddenly became imposing, Han Feng smiled slightly: "No problem." But that medicine depot in your house has to be open to me. Also, I'm going to get some herbs that I need for myself, and the cost of the herbs is the cost of treating these three guys. ”

Looking at Han Feng's fat face, Laura muttered "treacherous boy" in a low voice, but still summoned the potion apprentice Kari on the side, whispered a few words, and then left quickly.

Laura's apprentice Kari occasionally showed a hint of curiosity and strange light in his eyes when he looked at Han Feng. Obviously, this first-level pharmacist was also shocked by Han Feng's amazing performance in the potion competition just now. Under the leadership of the potion apprentice Kari, Han Feng returned to the underground medicine storehouse again.

Looking at the dazzling array of herbs in the huge medicine warehouse, Han Feng's eyes suddenly showed a bit of eagerness: he could continue the previous herb identification work.

As long as you have identified all the medicinal herbs here, you will have a basic understanding and understanding of the medicinal herbs and medicinal properties in this other world. This is the foundation of his own alchemy and potions. I don't lack experience in alchemy, let alone upper-level knowledge of alchemy, what I lack is the basic understanding of the most basic herbs and medicinal properties.

Han Feng, who couldn't wait, quickly immersed himself in the world of medicinal herbs.

After watching Han Feng's actions curiously for a while, the first-level pharmacist Kari said hello to Ali next to him, and left like that. He didn't seem to be worried about Han Feng and Ali messing around in this medicine storehouse, maybe this was also Lola's order.

Seeing Kari leave, Ali also breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Han Feng, who was obsessed with herb identification and began to become like a mad demon again, Ali couldn't help but smile slightly, and immediately sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate his fighting spirit. At this time, the Dou Qi in his body had reached the peak of the third level, and he was about to be promoted to the fourth level, so he had to hurry up and cultivate.

Han Feng and Ali, who were immersed in the identification of medicinal herbs and the cultivation of Douqi, did not know that during the time they were hiding in the medicine storehouse, the entire Lancer Town had become a mess.

After all, the town of Lancer is a remote town that has not experienced the baptism of war for hundreds of years. Probably only a small fraction of the foreign mercenaries and merchants in the town came from the border cities, and had some experience with warfare. Most of the people, especially the ordinary townspeople in Lancer, were only shocked and frightened by this sudden state of war. Under the influence of panicked feelings, the chaos in the small town of Lancer is inevitable.

Although the leaders of the major forces in the town of Lancer declared a state of martial law in wartime after urgent consultations, and dispatched all the patrol troops to maintain order, the streets and alleys of the town were still full of people running around because of panic and fear.

Eventually, after being urgently conscripted, the people of the town were finally driven back to their homes, and the so-called wartime martial law was truly implemented.

At this time, the streets and alleys of Lancer Town were full of mercenaries wearing leather armor and holding swords or bows and arrows. From time to time, you can still see teams of hunters pushing carts and carrying all kinds of war materials. Checkpoints and guard teams have also begun to be set up at several street crossings and junctions leading from the town to the outside......

In the police station in the center of Lancer Town, several gray-haired old men were sitting at a long table in the hall discussing something.

Lola, who was sitting at the top, regained his smiling appearance at this time. He turned to an old man wearing high-grade demonic beast skin armor who was sitting under his right hand and asked:

"Director Lila, have all the mercenaries in your mercenary guild been organized? Don't forget to pick a few more seasoned veterans to explore the Dark Forest. We have to do our best to figure out the situation, how many enemies there are, and what are their aims? Remember to remind them to be careful. Even the captain of the patrol force has been poisoned, and it is estimated that the strength of these guys hiding in the dark forest is very strong. ”

The old man known as Director Lila is the head of the Mercenary Guild's Lancer Town Branch. He was wearing a high-grade demonic beast skin armor full of dark blue markings, his not tall body exuded an astonishing momentum, and his bronzed face was deeply engraved with wrinkles; And the two big hands like small pu fans are even more calloused.

Director Lila nodded slightly at Laura, then turned to a mercenary standing in the corner of the hall and whispered in his ear.

Laura turned to a fat old man in a gorgeous robe sitting at the head of the long table, and said, "President Aya, can your Chamber of Commerce Alliance confirm the information of several caravans that have set off from the town in the past few days?" If you can, please try your best to contact them. We need to make sure if something happened to them. ”

The old man in Chinese clothes, known as President Aya, is the branch president of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the Kingdom of Rand. The Chamber of Commerce Alliance is a business alliance formed by more than a dozen chambers of commerce in the Kingdom of Rand, and its purpose is only to fight against the chambers of commerce of those big families. Since the big families in the Rand Kingdom all have huge power and influence, some small and medium-sized chambers of commerce other than them lack sufficient competitiveness in front of these big families' chambers of commerce, and are more likely to be suppressed and excluded. As a result, these small and medium-sized chambers of commerce have had to join forces to compete with the large family chambers of commerce.

The old man, who was desperately wiping the sweat oozing from his fat face with a handkerchief woven of snow cicada silk, couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and his fat face seemed to turn a little whiter all of a sudden: "What does Lord Laura mean...... Will these caravans be in danger? ”

Lola nodded solemnly, "It's possible." I think that if the mutation in the Dark Forest was really caused by the Dark Empire, then they would probably have locked down the entire town of Lancer. Then both passages to the kingdom should be in danger. ”

The fat face of the fat old man named Aya suddenly turned pale. This is not only frightened, but also heartache. The several caravans sent out to transport goods in the past few days have all carried a large number of precious Warcraft materials, and if something really happens, then the loss of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance will be great.

At this time, Anral, the head of the Lance family sitting next to him, spoke: "Could His Excellency Laura's words be a little alarmist? The current situation has not yet been clarified. It's all just speculation. We've been doing it with all this fanfare for a long time, and if we find out in the end that it's just a misunderstanding, then it's ......."

Facing the eagle-eye-sharp gaze cast by Anral, Laura just smiled:

"The words of Director Anlar are not without reason. However, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if. The Dark Empire's ambitions for my Rand Kingdom are not a day or two, and if this change is really related to this Dark Empire, it will not be a trivial matter. Moreover, at the moment I can confirm that there are high-ranking shamans of the Dark Empire involved. I don't think Director Anral doesn't understand the weight of this high shaman, does he? ”

At the mention of the High Shaman of the Dark Empire, the faces of the several old people sitting at the long table obviously became solemn. Who doesn't know here that a high-ranking shaman has a very lofty status in the Dark Empire. Even in a war of ordinary scale, it is extremely rare to see the appearance of a high-ranking shaman.

An old man dressed in a black robe and wearing a black square hat on his head spoke, he was wearing the standard robes and hats of Kingdom officials: "How can those evil guys in the Dark Empire take a fancy to this Lancer Town? What exactly do they want from us? ”

Nodding lightly to the oldest sheriff in Lancer Town, Laura said in a deep voice, "This is what we have to find out about next. Who are our enemies? How many? What do you want to do? …… None of this is clear to us. So, next, we need to do our best to determine these things. The wartime state of martial law in the small town of Lancer must be maintained. At least until we figure it out, we must not mess with ourselves, we must maintain sufficient order and stability......"

At this moment, several old men sitting at the long table turned their heads to look at the entrance of the hall almost simultaneously, because the sound of hurried footsteps was clearly heard......

"Ladies and gentlemen, a large group of demonic beasts have rushed out of the Dark Forest, and they are attacking our patrol squad and mercenaries who are deployed at the intersection." Ramna, the deputy captain of the patrol force, who rushed in, heard in the hall with some wheezing and anxious voices...... xh118