The fortress of Westspring, the military fortress closest to the western wilderness, has no merchants and no active sergeants and mercenaries. The messy battlefield www.biquge.info filled with a thick smell of blood, and the wood that had long been charred still emitted repeated green smoke.

After most of the day's gestation, it has become a scavenger's paradise, with flocks of crows circling and landing, pecking at the most delicious eyeballs and making cheerful calls.

Hyenas and forest wolves are undoubtedly picky eaters compared to them, fighting over the delicious human corpses, and occasionally a small fight breaks out, with the defeated fleeing with their tails between their legs.

"Quack-" The crows' drumming noises rang out, and they let out a piercing scream and flapped their wings, some flew up the branches, and some hovered in the air and refused to leave. The cunning hyenas and gray wolves had already burrowed into the bushes and were nowhere to be seen, perhaps they were still hiding somewhere waiting for an opportunity.

The culprits who alarmed these animals were a group of orcs of different colors and skins, one of whom kicked open the corpse of a human with his foot, sniffed vigorously with his nose, and said angrily, "There are no living humans." ”

"Hey, here!" An orc waved his hand, and he half-knelt down, thrust his three-pronged spear into the ground, carefully flipping over the corpse of the only orc on the ground, straightening the head that had almost detached from its head.

"It's Brewer, a powerful sword master." Several orcs gathered around, and they were silent, although they were from different clans from the dead orcs, they had to maintain due respect for the powerful warriors, even the strong ones who died.

"He was besieged and had scars from different weapons." An orc examined the corpse and said.

"There's a trace of magic." The orc who spoke first stretched out his hand to feel it, and said in an urn voice.

"He once defeated the Two-Headed Wyvern in the Arena of Trials in Nagrand."

A green-skinned orc shouted to the half-kneeling orc, "Zuhed, we must take revenge!" ”

Zuhd stood up with his spear in his hand, his gaze turned in the direction of the Western Wilderness, and after a moment of silence, he turned and walked in the direction he had come from.

Although he was a little unwilling, the other orcs had no choice but to follow him and disappear at the end of the road. After a while, animals returned to the battlefield and continued to eat.

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Unlike the verdant greenery of the Elwyn Forest, the western wilderness is a withered yellow, with occasional greenery dotted across the open land, and the wind blowing from the sea gives life to the plains.

After half a day's march, Xiao Yi finally took the refugees to this withered land in the afternoon. The speed of the refugees with more than 100 people has been greatly reduced, not to mention that most of them are women and children.

Xiao Yi was relieved by the dense vineyards, and the refugees had not eaten since the morning in order to get on the road, and although these people did not complain, the slower and slower pace showed their exhaustion.

"Let's go to the vineyard in front and take a break and get something to eat!" Xiao Yi shouted at the refugees.

Ever since the gnolls attacked the fortress and Xiao Yi allowed the refugees to take refuge on the safer second floor, the previous resentment dissipated. Although Xiao Yi didn't do anything for everyone along the way, he had nothing, and the confused refugees gradually accepted this kind-looking nobleman.

So after Xiao Yi finished speaking, the refugees let out a burst of cheers, as if their bodies were lighter.

However, after approaching the vineyard, Xiao Yi's face was difficult to look at, because this place was already occupied, and these humans, who looked like refugees, all held rudimentary weapons.

They stood outside the manor, and before Xiao Yi and the others could get closer, someone shouted, "Hey, you're not welcome here!" ”

It was clear that this humble manor, with only a few wooden houses, had been occupied by the gang, and they refused to allow anyone to enter it.

Pushing aside the guards, Xiao Yi stood up, and he said loudly: "Let's just take a rest, eat something and leave!" ”

"Fuck off! I said no one is allowed here! Anyone! Seeing Xiao Yi step forward, a strong man with a hunting bow pointed his bow and arrow at Xiao Yi and said, he emphasized the word anyone.

Seeing Xiao Yi being pointed at with a bow and arrow, Sharif, who had been standing behind him, drew his weapon and blocked it in front of Xiao Yi with a shield. The guards also took out their weapons, and at the same time scolded the young refugees who had weapons, telling them to come forward as well.

More than twenty well-armed "warriors" alarmed the other side, and they were in a commotion, and many of them quietly retreated. The man's hands were also a little shaky, he didn't expect that there were more than 20 warriors in this refugee group of only more than 100 people, and they were basically equipped with armor and long swords, and there were also many shields, which greatly reduced the power of his bow and arrows.

He pondered for a moment with a gloomy face, then withdrew his bow and arrows and said, "You can rest outside the vineyard, I can provide you with clean drinking water, but no food!" ”

"Yes." Xiao Yi nodded, he didn't want to occupy this place, although there was a large vineyard here, but there was no fruit in the vineyard now, and he couldn't get food if he occupied it now.

And when the heart of the castle is placed, the entire Wild West will be under its own control, and if conditions allow, maybe the kingdom of Stormwind will no longer exist!

Of course, the most important thing is that the gnolls are only defeated, and who knows if these remnants of the defeated army will attract pursuers, so let's go deeper into the western wilderness. In the vast plains, it is impossible to find a group of refugees without investing a lot of manpower.

After seeing Xiao Yi agree, the man with the bow waved his hand to make way for the refugees behind him to make a passage, and then he took Xiao Yi and the others to an open space next to the house: "You can rest here." ”

Then he pointed to the well in front of the house and said, "There is clean water there, you can use it, but you must not throw anything in it!" ”

In this clearing, there were a few small thin trees, their yellow leaves swaying listlessly in the breeze. There were stacks of hay under the trees. Many of the haystacks had been carved out of the holes, presumably the dwellings of some people.

Under the command of the militia, the refugees spread out in an orderly manner, and took out hanging pots and buckets from their carts, as well as some simple food. Carrots and cabbage are the most common, and rye, which used to be fed to livestock, has become a staple food today, and these are still collected from the West Spring Fortress.

In fact, Claire still has some credit, that is, he brought a group of refugees, and after the defenders of the West Spring Fortress fled, he occupied the fortress as soon as possible, and successfully held this place, otherwise it would be impossible to have these supplies now.

Of course, the Westspring Fortress is not as grand as it was later, there are very few troops stationed, and the materials stored are naturally small, although Claire has always controlled the amount of food distributed, but the amount has not been used until now.