It was a horse, and there was a man on horseback, and he was lying low.

As they approached Sid, the horse slowed down. Sid saw a young cat man lying on horseback. He was wounded, and the leather armor on his back had several deep paw prints, and the blood oozed out and stained his back black and red. The light oak shield that bound to his left arm had been nearly shattered.

The cat man glanced at the group in front of him with difficulty, and muttered in a weak voice, "Reinforcements?" but immediately shook his head and lowered his eyes again, "No, no, it can't be, I'm the only one of the messengers who ask for help who is still alive." ”

"Hey, are you alright?" Sid stepped forward to hold the cat-man's crumbling body, and with his other hand pulled the medicine from the bag around his waist and sprinkled it on his back.

"Three people...... It can't be reinforcements, who are you?" asked the cat man, taking a sip of the water that Lena handed over.

"I'm a merchant of the Goldtail Chamber of Commerce, and they're my hired guards. Are you from Oasis?Is something happening in Oasis?" Lena asked eagerly, frowning.

"How is it possible, merchants? The first messengers to give warning should have informed Babel, you ...... What is the city of Babel doing, isn't it even the gates sealed?cough cough......" The cat-man messenger was agitated and coughed.

"Seal the door?" Lena thought for herself.

Ian saw Lena's tail suddenly stand up.

"Ahh

"Ahh

"What are you doing again?" asked Sid warily.

Lena sighed: "That night, the people from the Chamber of Commerce reminded me of the recent Warcraft outbreak and asked me to be careful and prepared. I was worried that the city gate would be closed, so I went to the guards at the west gate overnight to inquire about the situation......" Lena whispered, "Sure enough, they are going to seal the gate, so ...... So I also bribed them......"

Sid: "...... No wonder only a few of us were out of town today......"

Ian: "No wonder we were rushing to leave so early......"

"I didn't expect it to be such a serious situation. The guard had always been greedy for money, and I guess he was trying to blackmail me for more silver coins to make the situation more serious......" Lena whispered the more she spoke.

"The city of Babel is not far away, and I am going to deliver the letter quickly. You," the cat-man messenger straightened up, "and turn back, the vicinity of Oasis Town is full of monsters. With that, the cat man patted his horse and set off.

"Wait!" Lena cried, "How's the Goldtail Chamber of Commerce going?"

"Their guards were still on guard when I came out, and I don't know now!" said the cat-man messenger, and patted his horse away.

Lena stared at the back of the cat man in a daze.

"Hey, let's go back too?" Sid suggested.

"Wait, wait!" Lena turned sharply, "I'll give you another ten gold! No, twenty is fine! Please escort me to Oasis Town!"

Her emotions were a little excited, and her eyes were a little strange to Ian, not at all like the quick-witted, calm and calculating businessman.

"No amount of money is more important than life, right, Ian?" Sid tentatively asked Ian for advice.

"No, please take me there......" Lina's voice was already crying, and she pleaded in a low voice. You could tell she was very anxious. Ian heard her whisper a prayer, "Jinx, Titi, Winner, Babic...... Everyone, you must not die...... Ten million ......"

Ian turned his head and said to Sid with a smile: "Let's go, don't you often say that wealth hides dangerous peaks, we still have a lot of debts!"

"Are you crazy? just the two of us, we don't know how many monsters there are, maybe by the time we arrive, the guards are already dead!"

"Woo woo woo ......" Hearing Sid say this, Lena actually cried.

"Tsk......" Sid can't stand a woman crying, and neither can a raccoon woman. He pursed his lips and pulled Ian aside.

"Didn't you see the wound on the courier's back, didn't you hear him say that the courier was the only one alive? I don't want to be like the one in Breeze Village and watch all the people I brought with me die there!" Sid's face grimaced, and he kept his voice as low as he could, every word seemed to jump out of his teeth.

Ian gently took Sid's hand down on his arm, which he was clutching hard, "I don't want to," Ian turned his head to look at Lena, and his gaze returned to Sid's face, "but I don't want to see her lose all her loved ones overnight like me." ”

Sid didn't answer.

Ian's tone became brisk: "Don't be so pessimistic, it's not like you at all. Maybe when we arrive, reinforcements from Babel will arrive, after all, it's not much way from Babel, and the messenger and the horses ......."

"Good. Sid said to Ian, then turned to Lina again, "You may die, there are so many monsters that we can't take care of you, are you sure you want to go?"

Lena still had tears in her eyes, but nodded without hesitation.

Sid stretched out his hand, palm open towards her: "If you survive, you will be rewarded with fifty gold coins, agree?"

Lena hesitated for a moment, but nodded immediately. Ian couldn't help but smile, he was sure that the moment Lena hesitated, he must have instinctively estimated the value of fifty gold coins in his heart.

The group hit the road again, but the mood was very different from before.

Lena worries about the safety of her family and friends, and her anxiety is palpable. Sid, on the other hand, has been silent since then, and seems to be preoccupied.

Ian knew Sid was scared. The cavalry he took to the village of Breeze without permission had become his own condemnation, so he always avoided too risky actions after leaving the empire. Obviously, with a psychic user like Ian, he ignored all the commissions that were a little more dangerous.

In Ian's eyes, Sid is not a timid man, he carries the fate of his family alone, alone and fearless. It's just that after the first battle in Qingfeng Village, I'm afraid that his guilt is unimaginable to others. Although he doesn't usually talk about it, Ian has seen him go to the cemetery in Breeze Village to sit overnight after drinking badly, only to joke with them the next day like no one else.

If he hadn't known about this, Ian wouldn't have used it to poke his scar the last time he lost control of his emotions - Ian frowned at the thought of his gaffe.

That night, they found a campsite, and Sid made a fire and took out the dry food he had with him and distributed it to everyone. Lena pulls some fruit out of her backpack and gives it to Sid and Ian.

"Pansago?" Sid's brows furrowed. It is a specialty fruit of the Federation with a thick texture and a sweet and sour taste. It's not as juicy, but it's relatively more hungry, but Sid doesn't like it very much.

"Well, a recent harvest, on sale. Lena said, shoving one into her mouth.

"I know, I've noticed," said Sid, "but why don't you buy the Moon Fruit, it's about the same price, it's better." ”

"Oh," Lena quickly ate another one, "the price is about the same, but this pansha peel can be eaten together, and the skin of the moon fruit is inedible and thick, but it also counts the portion." ”

"I see...... Sid seems to have comprehended some strange financial management method, "this is indeed a good deal." ”

Ian was surprised by Lena's calculations, and he hadn't thought of being so actuarial as a slum background, but Sid agreed with her.

"You're going to take Sid with you, Lena. Ian sighed.

"Why, I'm just sharing valuable money-making experiences. Lena smiled faintly.

The night sky of the Federation is no different from that of the Empire, but Ian has been looking at the stars and can't sleep, so he simply gets up early to change shifts with Sid.

"Still thinking about her?" Sid asked Ian softly, glancing at the sleeping Lena.

"Hmm...... It's not just her, it's everything. Ian looked up at the stars in the sky, "Since Zack's accident, I have been exiled to Breeze Village, and I have met Granny Sumu, Elise, and the witch, you, and then Regin, and now ......" Ian paused, "The monster has become active again. ”

"What do you want to say?" asked Sid.

"It's nothing, ......I don't know," Ian shook his head and sighed as he looked at the dark wilderness around him, "I just suddenly felt that the years in the slums of Black Eagle City were the most peaceful and happy days I grew up." ”

"Don't be cranky," Sid lay down and let out a comfortable sigh, "it's time to come, it'll come." ”

"I'm a little worried about Breeze Village. I don't know if Granny Sumu and Elise ......," Ian whispered.

"The lord has sent more guards. ”

"I know...... When we get to Oasis, I'll have to find a way to contact them if it's stable. ”

"Hmm. ”

"You said that the current activities of Warcraft will have something to do with me and the empire?"

No one responded to him, and Sid was already asleep.

Ian had Zach patrol the blind spots of his vision, which by the way was an exercise in psychic control.

I don't know how long it took for Lena to get up and replace Ian, and he slowly fell asleep. But Zach didn't dissipate as he fell asleep, and these days, Ian has been able to maintain Zack's form in his sleep. While there is no control over what he does, it is, in Sid's words, "already amazing". Sid said this with a frightened tone, but Ian accepted it as a compliment.

The next day, with no traveler in sight on the road, the trio hurried towards Oasis Town, and began to complain to each other about why no one had offered to rent two horses.

Although the town of Oasis is administratively designated as a "town", it has a very large floating population and is the main point of the Union to the eastern border. Many merchants who did business on the border, as well as those who entered the empire and even the Eastern Old Kingdoms, would meet here. Therefore, although Oasis Town is called a town, its actual size is equivalent to that of a city.

"Huh?" Lena suddenly cried, "Money bag!"

Ian admired her behind her back: she had walked so fast that her eyes could still see the money bags left by others in the grass.

The most powerful thing is that Sid, who was walking in front, didn't see it, but she found it first.

Lena happily ran to pick up the money bag, and just as she was about to reach out, a dagger flew into the air and plunged straight into the money bag. Lena's hand was already outstretched, almost scratched by the dagger.