Outside Aya's outpost, the cleaning of the battlefield was carried out in an orderly manner.

And, out of prudence, Nelson sent three teams of scouts to reconnoiter the direction of Navia City, centered on the Aya outpost.

At sunset, the battlefield was completely cleaned.

The few remaining monsters could not do much damage to an entire army of heavily armed knights.

On the contrary, in the stomach pouches of these monsters, Nelson found quite a few things.

Most of them are brooches, rings, necklaces.

This made the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield more and more angry.

As long as you are not a fool, you will know how these things appeared, not to mention, many accessories still bear some 'owner's marks'.

"What a pathetic man."

"May you sleep in peace."

Nelson removed a ring from a pinky finger bone, tossed it into a nearby bag, and solemnly placed the pinky finger bone into a small box beside him.

The head of the sentry was unable to confirm who the phalanges came from.

But he can at least let him sleep peacefully.

Similar boxes were moved back to the outpost by the soldiers, and Edrina temporarily took over them as the only priest in the outpost.

After a prayer to the deceased, they will be buried in the cemetery on the side of the outpost.

"The choice of life and death is ruthless, but fate can change ......"

"May you receive the compensation you deserve in the land of the dead and in the kingdom of God."

"May ye rest in peace."

Unlike the funeral of the cultists of the Temple of Thorns, this time it was impossible to determine the identity of the deceased, and Etrina chose Lady Thorn's eulogy to face everyone.

She may have her own ambitions and ideas, but when these deceased prayed, Edrina was meticulous.

The respect for the deceased is the same for everyone.

Especially at the thought that there might be someone with her fingertips among these deceased, Edrina became more and more serious, took out the 'holy water' she carried with her, dipped it with her fingertips, and then flicked it into these small boxes one by one, not missing a single one.

When all this was done, Aterina began to pray a second time.

It was only after three times that Edrina motioned for the soldiers to carry the boxes again.

As when they were moved, two soldiers used a wooden plank as a support, put the boxes on them, and then, as if they were carrying a stretcher, the boxes were carried away.

Edrina followed.

When buried in the cemetery, she also needs to preside over some necessary ceremonies.

When the group left, no one noticed that there had been a slight change in the grass where the box had been placed.

The sun has set completely.

Night covers the land.

Torches and braziers appeared in Aya's outpost.

One by one, the night guards climbed the city walls.

They looked around with wide eyes.

And the soldiers and knights who did not have a task quickly entered the dream, and they had to replenish enough physical strength for tomorrow's duty and possible battles.

Quickly, the Aya post fell silent.

Except for the crackling of the flames and the footsteps of the patrolling soldiers, only the small sound of nocturnal critters, and on the grass where the box had been placed, a small dark green snake the size of an adult man's little finger emerged, the color of its scales allowed it to blend perfectly into its surroundings, and its superior wisdom allowed it to quickly determine its target: the sentry chief's single house.

The little snake approached the target stealthily and lightly, and easily got into it through the cracks in the doors and windows.

And then......

It saw the sleeping 'Qin Ran'.

Didn't go any further.

He raised his upper body like this, and his eyes were cold like snakes.

It slowly opened its mouth, and the core of its swallowing suddenly became longer, like a rope instantly wrapped around 'Qin Ran's body.

And when it retracted its core, the bound 'Qin Ran' shrank along with the core.

Then, it closed its mouth and began to return as if it had come.

This time, though, its target was no longer the meadow, but outside Aya's outpost.

As it was far enough away from Aya's outpost, its speed began to surge, almost as fast as it headed towards a dense forest in the direction of Nevia City.

After ten minutes, it entered the dense forest.

A figure was already waiting there, and when they saw the snake, they bent down and saluted.

"Your Excellency, please follow me."

As he spoke, he walked towards the depths of the forest, followed by a tiny dark green snake.

Twisting and turning, when the dark green snake hissed impatiently, the other party stopped, raised his hand and tapped it rhythmically several times towards a tall tree beside him.

Knock, knock!

The hollow sound echoed within the trunk, and the next moment—

Click!

With the characteristic sound of the machine spring, the ground on the side of the tree slowly sank, and after a while, a dark path was revealed.

"Please."

The other party bent down again.

The dark green snake snaked directly down the stairs.

Torches are stuck in the walls on both sides of the tunnel.

In the hall at the end, the lights were even brighter, and an old man in a robe was waiting quietly.

"You're as punctual as rumored."

The old man in the robe couldn't help but smile when he saw the dark green snake.

"I hope you'll keep your promises as rumored."

The dark green snake no longer hissed like a snake, but spoke in its mouth, but the other party's voice was very strange.

Not only does it have an extremely long intonation, but it also has a vagueness that seems to be muttering.

But it was enough for the old man in front of him to hear clearly.

"Of course."

The old man nodded affirmatively.

"Here you go!"

As soon as the dark green snake opened its mouth, the sleeping 'Qin Ran' was spit out and fell to the ground, the thick liquid on his body looked a little disgusting, but the old man didn't pay attention to these at all, so he walked in front of 'Qin Ran', wiped off the thick liquid, and began to look at 'Qin Ran'.

After confirming that it was correct, the old man smiled.

"Good."

"Didn't you encounter the slightest resistance?"

After nodding, the old man asked rhetorically out of habit.

"Nope."

"He's already at the end of his crossbow, how much strength do you think he'll have left after slashing a sword like that?"

"He faced those fools in the daytime, and he was even more reckless."

"It's more and more proof that he is strong on the outside and capable in the middle."

"But ......"

"He's more interesting than you thought it would be, that kind of power...... If I hadn't promised you, I would have studied it well. ”

The dark green little snake stared at the sleeping 'Qin Ran' and said with interest.

"Of course he's special."

"Or else...... Nor will he be chosen. ”

The old man said vaguely, and then took out a cloth bag from his arms and threw it at the dark green snake, which swallowed the cloth bag with one mouth.

Without saying goodbye, the dark green snake snaked its body and walked towards the dark passage.

After confirming that the dark green snake had left, the old man let out a sneer.

"I hope you can hold on a little longer."

As he spoke, the other party looked at 'Qin Ran' again.

"And you?"

"Really a good fit!"

The other party showed a smile, picked up 'Qin Ran', and walked towards the secret room behind him.

There, there is a large stone altar.