"This ...... Sounds like it's not an easy thing to do. Hoover touched his slippery head with some distress, and his nose was a little red. It's okay to pay some gold and get help from the Blackstone Collar.

But it wasn't so easy to take freedmen, traders, and craftsmen from Dodan. It was not a question of who paid the honorarium, but most of these people were natives of the town, with their own property, property, and relatives here, as well as freemen and self-cultivated land.

Although Daotan Town is in crisis now, it is not so simple to persuade them to abandon their family business and run to the border Black Stone Collar.

"It's not easy. Halsey took a breath, rubbed his hands together, and said, "Seriously, I was worried at first. But in reality, it's still possible. For example, I took three families of freemen, two of which were hunters who provided us with furs, and one who specialized in picking spices. I gave them some preferential terms and promised them an advance payment for the coming year. ”

"And they're just going to Blackstone for the winter, aren't they? As long as you survive the winter, if you don't like to stay in the Black Stone Collar, you can leave at any time. This is also one of the conditions of the Blackstone Collar. ”

"I think about it, I think about it. Hoover was still hesitant.

"Haha, man, you might as well give it a try. Halsey did not continue to persuade, turned back to direct the coachman and porter, continued to carry the goods, and looked up at the dark sky: "Only people have a home, don't they? If they can't even save their lives, whose home is it?"

......

"Benedict, that's what you're talking about—the demon's scorn?"

In the chapel of the church, several candles are lit to illuminate the room. The Knights were stationed in the open space in front of the church, and the knights, who were heavily armed, were in charge of keeping watch at night to guard against demonic infestations.

Lord Mister held in his hand a piece of parchment with Benedict's own drawing of the demon's scorn - a large one.

I have to say that Benedict is very talented in painting, and his painting is very expressive, with contempt and contempt, and contempt with demonism.

But it's just — it looks weird.

There's a faint sense of comicality.

"It looks ...... Somewhat ridiculous. I'm sorry, but I'm not denying what you're seeing. Lord Mister frowned: "The lines are simple, then this seems to be some kind of exaggerated expression of people." ”

"No, Lord Mister. Benedict felt sick at the thought of the pages full of them: "When all the faces you see, they become like this. You don't think it's ridiculous – that feeling. It's so weird that the Holy Spirit is above. ”

"So, what about the voices?" Lord Mister put down the parchment, "As far as I know, there is a deacon in the church who specializes in demonology, and is well versed in many lost demonic whispers. Perhaps, you can simply describe it. ”

"I just remember the tone. It was a language that had never been heard before. Benedict pulled out another piece of papyrus, which was full of the letters of the lingua franca, and imitated seven or eight pronunciations.

“a、ki、ku、li、hoo、yaa、hoo、ben？”

"It's weird indeed. Mister tried to read aloud, but found it lame.

"It's not just the pronunciation, it's the rhyme and the rhythm. Sorry, there's really no way to describe this. ”

Demonic whispers. This is indeed no small matter. Mister paced a few steps, furrowed his brow, and for a few moments before he stopped: "The Holy Envoy's admonition tells us to be on the lookout for any signs of demons. It's important, and your findings matter. ”

"Benedict, I think it's necessary to report it. This town is just so quirky. No, it's not just here, the heretics of Waterdeep have been rampant lately. ”

"This is a wise decision, Your Excellency. ”

"It can't be delayed any longer. ”

Missing food convoys, stolen princess ships, sea monsters that washed up on the shore, fires in Blackforest Castle, demon-infested churches. All kinds of ** are linked together, which makes Lord Mister vigilant.

Lord Mister summoned Fansen in, found a wooden box, carefully put the parchment painted with the devil's scorn and the devil's whisper into it, thought about it and felt uneasy, and ordered him to find some bones from the cemetery, arrange a team of shrewd knights, and send them to the Dorin Cathedral in Waterdeep overnight.

If the bones were indeed infected by demons, then the deacons of the church must have sensed it.

It is indeed very reassuring to have a knightly order stationed in the church. Until midnight, nothing out of the ordinary happened. This also led Benedict to preliminarily conclude that it was related to the exhumed bones.

In the middle of the night, Benedict, who had been tortured for two days, couldn't stand it anymore, so he returned to his bedroom to rest under the persuasion of Lord Mister.

......

On the northern outskirts of Daotan Town, in the thorny and shrub-covered Vicious Tooth Forest, a group of twenty orc warriors, led by an orc warrior with a beast skull helmet on his head, advanced in the night.

This is a different orc settlement from the Hurek Forest, and it is also constantly migrating towards the outskirts of the Black Mist Forest. And this is the vanguard of the blood food for the Wriggling Stomach in advance.

Compared to the orcs who were defeated in the Blackstone Realm, their actions were very smooth.

Due to the lack of food, the Black Forest Knights, who were responsible for defending Daotan Town, were all in a predicament of starvation, and the internal voice was already full of discontent, and the discipline was lax, and they had no intention of fighting at all.

In the northern suburbs, North Manor, a private estate belonging to the lord, is surrounded by loose and fertile soil, mainly grape plantations and winemaking, and is also one of the main industries of Daotan Town.

The three stone beacons in the vineyard were all empty. After the death of Poldut and the burning of the grain, the peasants, who depended on the lord's rations, fell into despair, and the manor guards who were originally responsible for guarding the beacon tower were also in panic and passive slacking off their work.

“wahgha！”

When the deafening roar of the orcs sounded, the whole farm boiled, and the strong and burly orcs, wielding their weapons, mercilessly smashed at the defenseless farmers.

For a while, the terrible cries and cries for help came and went.

The flaming brazier was kicked over, the wooden house was set on fire, and the rampaging orc warriors reaped their lives as if they were in a no-man's land, chopping melons and vegetables.

A fire spreads, and the entire farm becomes a living purgatory.

"It's on fire, it's on fire in the north!"

"It's on fire again! Oh my God, what the hell is going on?"

Then, the whole town of Daotan also woke up, and the surrounding villages and manors, regardless of their status, all ran out of their homes in terror, standing in the streets, standing in the manor, standing on the rooftops, looking at the scarlet and dazzling fire rising in the sky, and fell into terrible fear.

This allowed them to burn down the fire of the castle in the Black Forest.

The same fiery, the same dazzling.

And this time, what will be destroyed?

"Master, master!"

In his sleep, Vincent was also awakened by the warning of the Knights. When he saw the red half of the sky in the northern sky, the whole person panicked.

"What's the matter!"

Lord Mister, dressed in his dressing gown, hurried out of the room. Even Benedict woke up and couldn't even bother to put on his shoes.

Fortunately, the knights were still calm, there was no commotion, and they were dressed in time and assembled in the open space of the church.

"What is that place?" asked Lord Mister, with red eyes.

"Northern...... Northern. Fan Sen was familiar with the map of Tanzhen, and immediately replied: "It should be the Evil Tooth Forest, and there are ...... There is also the North Vineyard. ”

"Devil-cursed town! Devil-cursed town. Benedict clenched the cross in his hand: "The devil is enraged, it is demonstrating against us!"

"Scout, scout, hurry up and find out the cause of this fire for me. Knights, the time has come to show your courage, prepare your weapons, and take all your followers with you. Ready—go!"

"Master!" Fan Sen swallowed and spat, "What about the Black Forest Knights? ”

"Damn it, those stupid guys. Lord Mister gritted his teeth and said, "Go, inform their commanders." Tell them that the town of Daotan is ruined, and none of us will end well. Here are their families and their inheritance, and whether they are loyal to me or not, it is time to put aside all prejudices. ”