At dusk.

Rod made an official visit to Guth Town, accompanied by Cliffman and others.

The town of Gus is small in size and is more of a larger village than a town.

To the west of the town is a vast forest, and further southwest is the Osm Watchtower Camp, perhaps influenced by the recent appearance of monsters. When Rhodes arrived, the two watchtowers on the west side of the town were full of militiamen.

"About ten men, armed with medium-sized bows, medium-sized spears, and small wooden shields...... The two watchtowers are about five meters high and offer a wide view. ”

Rod looked at the town, and thought to himself.

The town is surrounded by heavy wooden walls, which appear to have been built to prevent some large-scale enemy charge.

And when Rhodes walked into the town, he actually saw the blacksmith shop, stables, leather shops and other buildings, and what surprised him the most was that when they passed by the blacksmith shop, several blacksmiths were fiddling with a large heavy crossbow that looked very shocking.

"My lord, look what we found in the warehouse!"

When Cliffman's uncle and treasurer, Noonan, saw Cliffman, he walked up with great interest and pointed to the heavy crossbow to report.

"Heavy crossbow!"

Cliffman's eyes lit up.

And Nonan glanced at Rhodes with some strangeness, and continued to report happily: "My lord, we found a lot of things in the warehouse, and even found a few pieces of armor under a pile of waste items, my God, those armors can be repaired and can continue to be equipped." ”

"Armor ......"

Rhodes was a little speechless, how sloppy this town has to be in force, even the armor of his ancestors can be put in the warehouse to accumulate dust.

You know, in this era, a high-quality iron armor is a valuable thing, and even in some poor homes, it can be passed down as a family heirloom.

"But the foundation of this town looks very good, it should be a training ground over there, a little armed, this place is a nail in the wilderness." Rod pondered.

The location of Gus Town is unique.

Twenty-four miles northeast of Osmu's watchtower camp in Weststream, the place already felt a little inland, and the surrounding forests and hills had increased.

Although natural resources are relatively abundant, in this era, a pioneer far from the main city means that you have to face the threat of wild monsters at all times.

However, this ancient town, as the city of Xiliu and the nearby Emerald City entered a period of peace, gradually under the protection of the camp of the osm watchtower, it has lost its external armed forces.

The dinner was ready before the evening.

In Cliffman's two-storey wooden house, on a long wooden table, a variety of meats and some special fruits are arranged, and of course, the indispensable crispy and soft toast, as well as spices and other condiments treasured by Gustown.

I have to say that the dinner party in Gus Town was prepared with care, although it did not have the extravagance of the dinner party of the nobles of those big cities, but it had a unique regional style.

For example, the bird spider that bakes the surface with a delicate technique and plucks the teeth off to use as toothpicks.

Steak fried in bison and marinated in onion and garlic before serving is a rare dish that can only be eaten during certain seasons.

There is also a golden roast pigeon meat with baby tomatoes, wild grass and mashed goat cheese.

For dessert, it is a fruity snack with some oats coated in date sugar.

Even to entertain Rod, the red-faced Cliffman reluctantly put away a barrel of ale that had been kept in the cellar since his father's time.

Although the food is not as refined as in the city, it has its own unique flavor that makes Rhodes very satisfied.

The number of people at the dinner was small.

Cliffman, Noonan, the treasurer, and Jack Sr., the old squire who was also the captain of the Territory militia, and an unknown old man.

To Rode's surprise.

The old man in the linen robe at the dinner party was actually the pastor of the "Friends of the Merchant".

The Friend of the Merchant, Waukin, whose main priesthood is "Trade and Wealth", is a delicate and beautiful woman with long bright blonde hair. She wore a robe adorned with sparkling gems and precious metal sequins, and her gold-cast boots were studded with large pearls.

His priest usually embroidered a emblem on his left chest with a "gold coin engraved with the left side of his face."

"Missionaries......"

Rod glanced at the old priest and stopped paying attention.

There are many gods in the world of Ash, and most of their churches have their own fixed "territory", but the gods' need for faith is endless, and spreading faith is the most important way for gods to please the gods.

Priests like this old man are universal.

Perhaps the old man was a priest of some Goddess of Fortune church when he was young, but when he got old, those godly priests would choose to go to the wilderness alone.

They will find some pioneer collars with gaps in faith.

In those pioneers, priests often served as physicians, taught knowledge, and subtly spread their faith.

This is also a common means used by many churches of the gods to expand their faith.

Time is meaningless to the gods, sow a seed, wait for decades, hundreds of years, and a small pioneer will sooner or later become a town, and if you are lucky, the town will become a city of considerable size.

Beliefs rooted in pioneering times will blossom and bear attractive fruits for the gods.

"Gentlemen!"

In the main seat, Cliffman stretched out his hand to signal silence.

Looking at the most trusted subordinate in his own territory at the table, Cliffman's heart moved slightly, the corners of his mouth curled, and he said loudly: "To celebrate our defeat of those damn goblins!" Let's raise a glass! Long live Gus Town! ”

"Hooray! Gus Town! ”

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Rod also laughed and let out a cheer.

After cheering.

Cliffman glanced at Nonan on the side, and after Nonan understood, his face showed a hint of worry, and he sighed softly.

"My treasurer, what are you worried about?" Cliffman asked, feigning confusion.

"My lord, that's right!"

Nonan respectfully said to Cliffman, "Recently, there have been too many monsters in the wilderness! ”

"I've heard that there have been a number of monster attacks on the Olms watchtower in the past few months, and even I've heard that the towns near us have been attacked by monsters, like the village of Ica, which was attacked by a group of well-armed lizardmen a few days ago......"

"Poor acting!"

Rod laughed in his heart, although nobles generally have acting and fraud talents, but if it is in some games, then the performances of Nonan and Cliffman obviously did not pass Rode's identification test.

"But...... Monsters are overflowing......"

He listened silently, but his index finger unconsciously tapped lightly on the table.

Rhodes was thinking.

However, he wasn't thinking about whether to stay in Gus Town to help this group of weak guys, he was thinking about the reason for the proliferation of monsters near Xiliu City in combination with the historical trajectory of his previous life.