At night, Jones lay on the roof of his house and looked at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, sorting out his chaotic thoughts. Today's experience once again refreshed his sense of antiquity, and the act of killing for pleasure left him at a loss.

There was a sound of footsteps, Anna had appeared beside her, casually pulled the cork of the turbid wine in her hand, drank two sips of "Ton, Ton" and handed it to Jones, and she also followed Jones's example and lay beside him with a smile and said: "The Yodel's treasure, the last two bottles." I borrowed a bottle. ”

Jones laughed: "'Borrow'? Yodel has told you several times that he never ran out of wine, and now he doesn't have enough wine! It's always stolen by a ghost every once in a while. ”

Anna pouted: "What can I do, the mobile phone can't be used here, there is no computer, it's inconvenient for me to go out, it's boring to stay at home, besides, who makes his wine so delicious!" The degree is low, the taste is good, it is like a drink, don't steal from him! ”

Jones stroked Anna's hair and was silent for a moment before saying, "Anna, let's get out of here." I don't want to stay here anymore. ”

Anna put away her smile and asked worriedly, "Did something happen today?" Something hasn't been right since you came back. ”

Jones sighed: "Today I played a fight, my opponent was a respectable man, and I won. He could have been immortal, but Singhella asked me to kill him! ”

Anna frowned slightly: "Did you do it?" ”

Jones shook his head: "No, but he killed himself." He said that if he didn't die, then it would be the two of us who died! ”

Anna leaned back to Jones and asked softly, "Is it because of the rules of the dueling arena?" ”

Jones: "Well, you know that, too? ”

"Legend has it that duels were prevalent in Europe in ancient times, with slaves fighting each other to please the nobility. One of the cruelest rules is that there can only be one winner, and if you want to win, you must kill him. If you don't kill him, then you have to die, and he is a loser and will not be allowed to live. Anna explained to Jones in detail.

"Yes, in order to keep me alive, he chose to commit suicide. And I don't even deserve his name! ”

"He's a respectable man, but don't be too upset, that's the way it is, it's not something you can stop." Anna comforted softly, and then changed the subject: "Why didn't you tell me in advance when you went to the duel today?" Don't do such a dangerous thing next time! What should I do if you have an accident! ”

Jones kissed her on the forehead and smiled: "I just don't want you to worry about me, besides, there is a big gap between those opponents and me, and none of them can fight!" Rest assured, there will be no next time. And I'm ready to get out of here! ”

Anna worried: "Let's not talk about whether Singhella will let us go, even if we leave, where can we go?" Bruce: Their fate is unknown, and there is a lot of war outside, where do we go from here? ”

Jones took a sip of wine and was silent for a long time, then swept away the decline and said confidently: "I must go, but not now." I have now been made a baron by Singra and can form a team of hundreds. I want to train this team of 100 well, which will be the capital of our foothold in ancient times! ”

Anna excitedly chimed in, "Haha! I'm going to be the vice-captain of the 100-man team! ”

Jones also smiled: "Good! You'll be my vice-captain from now on! When I lay down a piece of territory in the future, I will let you be my princess!" ”

Anna raised her chin and said arrogantly: "Then it depends on your performance!" "The world of the two is always so sweet, always so sadistic...

The next day, as if a different person, Jones happily entered the palace and swore allegiance to Singara. After receiving Singla's warrant, he went straight to the prisoner's detention center to select suitable prisoners. It took several days to gather a hundred people. Although the quality of these 100 people is uneven, all of them are people with skills.

The men were chosen, the camp was quickly approved, and his army was sent to the east of the city, where wild beasts often came out to destroy the crops in the nearby jungle, and Jones's task was to protect the crops and the people in the east of the city. Jones secretly rejoiced, isn't the jungle an exclusive training ground for training elites? If you are really sleepy, someone will send a pillow! Immediately, Jones's training plan officially began...

Jones's training didn't happen overnight, so let's talk about why Bruce, Ned, and Chrissy weren't in the camp.

The three of them explored the forest as planned that day, looking for something useful. For the sake of safety, the three of them acted together, searching up the stream and looking up the stream, seeing the scenery of the forest along the way. The forest that has not been destroyed by humans is really beautiful:

The sun reflects the light and locks the green, and the rain is cold and green. Withered vines entangle old trees, and the ancient crossing realm is secluded. Strange flowers and grass, bamboo and pine. The cry of the bird is near, and the source is clear. The valleys are surrounded by Zhilan, and the cliffs are mossy everywhere.

Before the three of them knew it, they were deep in the forest, and Bruce stopped them and said, "Let's rest here first." ”

Ned and Chrissy did not object, and the three of them found a clean place by the creek to sit on the ground. Chrissy couldn't help but close her eyes when she listened to the birdsong and the tinkling of water in the forest, and praised: "This place is so beautiful!" What a beautiful place to find in the 21st century! I will definitely build a palace here in the future! ”

Ned wasted no time in pouring a bucket of cold water: "Honey, you're really thinking too much. Whether we can survive well is a question! ”

Chrissy's mood suddenly became unbeautiful, and she picked up a handful of stream water and sprinkled it at Ned: "I hate it! Anyway, it's like this, you can't let people think about it! ”

Bruce didn't want to eat dog food for nothing, and immediately interjected, "Did you find this forest strange?" ”

Chrissy shook her head: "No, aren't they all good?" ”

Ned nodded and said, "First of all, we found it before, there are no large beasts here, we have seen flowers, birds, fish, monkeys, and deer along the way, but we have not seen carnivores!" ”

Bruce agrees: "According to the law of the food chain, it is impossible to live without carnivores in the habitat of vegetarian animals. If there were no carnivores, there would have been an extremely large number of herbivores, but as far as I can see, there are not many animals here. ”

Ned continued, "In other words, there are some people or beasts here who are deliberately controlling their numbers. ”

Chrissy interjected: "It's okay for people to say, but how can beasts control their numbers?" ”

Ned explained, "If it's human, it's all easy to explain. But if it's a beast, it's definitely a monster-level super fierce beast! It drives away all the predators in the territory, and the herbivores in the territory are its food! Only in this way can we explain why we haven't seen carnivores all the time, and why the villagers outside are afraid to go into the forest! ”

Chrissy wrenched his arm: "Nasty! Don't scare me! ”

Bruce said, "It's not to scare you, I agree with Ned's analysis." And I think that there is a greater probability of a fierce beast. If it were human, those villagers wouldn't be afraid to be so ruthless. ”

Ned nodded silently, Chrissy's little face turned pale and trembled, and said, "It's so dangerous here, let's get out quickly!" ”

Bruce looked at Ned and told him to explain a little more. Ned said to Chriss, "This is just our guess, but isn't there a second suspicion that we have discovered today?" ”

Chrissy: "What did you find?" I didn't find anything! ”

Ned: "There weren't any signs of large beasts along the way, no footprints, no feces, and no animal bones that had been eaten along the way. This suggests that the beasts here are not supposed to be able to move freely, but rather hunt through some unknowable ability. As long as we are careful, it should be safe to move around in this forest. ”

Bruce stretched out his hand and high-fived Ned: "That's right, that's why I dare to take you out of camp." If it weren't safe, I'd have dragged you away. ”

Ned also smiled and said to Chrissy, "Honey, aren't you scared now?" ”

Chrissy hammered Ned in shame, "Well, you actually teamed up with Bruce to scare me!" Chrissy's pink fist slammed into the rough-skinned Ned like an itch, and Chrissy, who couldn't vent her anger, took off her shoes and jumped into the creek to splash water wildly at Bruce and Ned...

After the laughter, the three of them set off again. On the way, Bruce also caught a hare, and the three people who had eaten the fish for a few days were left with water! Unfortunately, the dagger was in Jones, so they had to find a sharper stone and bleed roughly. I put it on the grill without peeling off the skin.

Knowing that there was no danger in the forest, Chrissy no longer wanted to walk in the middle of the group, humming a song and jumping up and down to open the way. After walking for more than two hours, Chrissy, who was moving forward, suddenly screamed. Panicked, Nedder and Bruce hurried forward to check on the situation.