459 Change of Fountain XIV

New Eden Black History: As the largest charity in the New Eden world, the Sisterhood has its registered location in Garent, and for good reason: the Emma refuse to recognize the right to charitable activities for any institution other than the Church; The Mimatar established their own official charity and had an exclusive monopoly; The Gadari levied a hefty progressive tax on charities in accordance with commercial enterprises; Only the democratic, liberal, and fraternistic Garente federation levies a small tax on charities, and the law stipulates that any unofficial charity can pass the annual inspection if it uses 10 percent of its income for the declared charitable purpose.

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Major Erlister came out of his room, feeling a chill down his spine and a vague sense of foreboding.

"Guards!" He shouted out the door.

"What's the matter? Lord Major. A guard asked as he entered.

"Inform my guards and let them assemble, and we'll leave for the checkout half an hour early." He said to the guards.

"Yes, Lord Major. Anything else? The guard asked, nodding.

"It's gone."

With a shrill whistle, Major Erlister stepped out of the barracks with his guards.

"My lord, can't you just take two brothers out of the team for this kind of ordinary inspection? Why do you have to call all the brothers in the team? Out of the gate, the captain of the guard asked inexplicably.

Erist was stunned for a moment, yes, why did he suddenly take the guards out to check the post?

But he quickly shook his head and said to the captain of the guard angrily: "It's all out, don't you want to go back again?" ”

The captain of the guard scratched his head and said with a smile: "My lord, don't I think that the brothers in this cold day have come out to complain!" ”

"Alright, Captain! It's because you don't want to crawl out of the warm bed of other girls, right? Hahaha! Some of the soldiers laughed and coaxed.

"Go, go, go! You guys, big and small! Be careful, I'll go back and let you run ten laps around the camp! The captain of the guard scolded with a smile.

"Hahahaha!" A group of people laughed and walked into the distance.

Erist came to the sentry again, and this time he deliberately stared at the two watchtowers for a while.

"What's going on? Obviously, I just talked about them before, why is there no one at the sentry post outside? Looks like I'm going to have to kill a chicken for the monkey today! Let's go to the sentry and see what the hell Barbeluk is up to! He said with a frown.

Erlister led his guards to the sentry gate, and as he looked at the closed door, he rang the doorbell gently.

"Jingle ~~~Jingle ~~~"

He waited patiently for a moment, then rang the doorbell again.

"Jingle ~~~Jingle ~~~"

"What the hell are the people inside?!" He looked at the unanswered doorbell and said to the captain of his guard, "Knock the door open for me!" I'm going to see what the hell these guys are up to! ”

"One, two, three, hey! One, two, three, hey! ”

The sturdy gate shook as several of the able-bodied members of the Guards slammed it, but they were unable to break through it.

"My lord, unless you wear a single soldier power armor, you can't open it at all!" The captain of the guard said to Erlister breathlessly.

Erlister looked at the closed door, and felt that things were getting more and more strange.

First of all, he clearly reminded them that they needed to leave someone outside to be on duty when they should be on duty, and when he left, he also saw that Babeluk did send two soldiers to the guard tower to be on duty. But why was there no one when I came?

Besides, even if the soldiers on duty outside were lazy and hid in the outpost, why did no one come to open the door when they rang the doorbell? If the sound inside is too loud to be heard, then the sound of his own guards banging on the door just now is not small. It's impossible for everyone inside to be inaudible to such a loud voice as if they were dead, right?

Wait a minute! He's dead?!

Erist suddenly realized something, and he hurriedly said to the captain of his guard: "Quick, send four people to check those two posts!" Remember, the four graces have to act together! If there's a situation, fire a warning shot! ”

"Yes, sir." Although the captain of the guard was slightly stunned by Erlister's order, he still casually ordered four soldiers to go to the outpost.

"How the hell is this door opened? It's not a problem to always get cold outside on such a cold day! My lord. The captain of the guard asked with a bitter look on his face, looking at the sturdy gate of the outpost.

Erlister didn't say a word, he was waiting for the results of the four weeks of probing.

"Smack!" A crisp gunshot rang out.

"There is a situation! Protect your grown-ups! The captain of the guard shouted nervously.

Soon a man appeared in their field of vision, and the captain of the guard recognized it as the soldier they had sent out earlier. He hurriedly asked, "What happened?" Why the shot?! ”

"Your Excellency, Captain. Something happened, and the commander of this post and all the sentries have been killed! The two were stunned by the news brought by the soldiers.

"What do you say? All dead? Where is it? Take me to see it! Erist said to the soldier.

The two followed the soldiers to a hidden corner of the outpost, where they were greeted by eleven stiffened corpses.

The bodies were all hidden in this hidden corner, and the expressions on the faces of the dead sentinels varied. or with angry eyes, or with pained faces, or with fear, or with unwillingness.

Slightly closer to the corner, Erist found the body of the post commander, Second Lieutenant Babeluk. The military uniform on his chest was already stained red with blood, and his hands were clenched as if he were about to fight.

"My lord, I think these are the two sentinels." The captain of the guard said, pointing to the two innermost corpses in winter suits.

"One had his neck broken, and the other had his throat cut. Skillful and clean, it is definitely done by someone who has been on the battlefield. Said the soldier who had previously inspected the surroundings.

Erlister's brows furrowed tightly, and he suddenly asked, "Are the keys to the outpost gate all on the outpost commander?" ”

"My lord, this... Not necessarily. The captain of the guard hesitated.

"Oh?"

"My lord, the key to the outpost is generally on the person of the outpost commander, but there are exceptions. If the commander of the post needs to leave the post temporarily, he will give the key to another person he trusts for safekeeping. But I don't know what the situation is with the commander of this outpost, so ... The captain of the guard said helplessly.

At this time, a soldier rushed over to Erist and said, "My lord, it's not good. There is a case outside! ”

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