Several soldiers were closely guarded in front of the large tent in the center of the camp, and the serfs who had escaped had been brought to the tent.

Except for Knight Philip, who had to maintain order outside, all the heads of the camp were also concentrated here.

Two wounded serfs were placed on a soft cushion, their backs and arms were scratched of varying severity, and due to the erosion of the corrupting forces, these freshly wounded were now beginning to fester, but fortunately there were druids in the camp now, and Pitman was treating his wounds with his own potions and druid's spells, and the two unlucky serfs were spared.

The other two uninjured serfs stood trembling in front of Gawain, fear still hanging in their hearts, and even though they had fled back to the safety of the camp, they could not control the shaking of their bodies—but they were the ones who had survived the disaster a few months earlier, and at least they still had the courage to speak completely.

"In ...... After entering the mountain, head west...... At the fork in the road, there were several monsters, blood-red demons, and we bumped into them face to face! A serf trembled and said, "We ran as hard as we could, but Teucer was caught by the monster and stopped moving in a few moments......"

The Byron knight standing next to Gawain was obviously dissatisfied with this kind of disorganized report, and he frowned: "How many are several?" Where exactly is the fork in the road to the west? Those monsters are agile, how can you run away? ”

The two serfs were taken aback by the stern questioning of the "knight master", and suddenly became even more at a loss, and Gawain immediately spoke up: "Don't ask that, they can't understand anything when they are nervous - you two, relax, tell me how you ran away?" ”

The two serfs looked at each other, and one of them swallowed: "Those monsters didn't seem to see us at first, they were there...... They were wandering along the trail, and it was only after we started running that they suddenly caught up. The trail was narrow, and the monsters got stuck in the rocks, so we ran out......"

"How many monsters have you encountered? To be specific? Hetty then asked.

"Three...... No, four," the other serf snapped his fingers, "and we saw only three at the time, but then we caught up with four. ”

"That is, you only see part of it," Hetty said, looking at Gawain with a worried expression, "I'm afraid it's going to be quite a lot, actually. ”

"Wandering ......" Gao Wen pinched his chin, his brows were tightly locked, but he recalled in his heart the "giant planet activity parameters" collected through the perspective of monitoring satellites in the past two days, obviously there has been no alarm about the rise of giant planet activity recently, and there is no magic upwelling phenomenon, how did those monsters appear? Where did it come from?

At this time, the little old man Pitman, who was treating the wounded, finally finished casting the spell, and he stood up and let out a long sigh of relief: "These two people are all right...... After drinking the potion I dispensed, plus the druid's purification spell, the rest is cultivation, as long as you don't get infected again, it's okay in a few days. ”

Although this guy usually walks around the camp to eat and drink, fool people for divination and sell a lot of weird potions that are useless, but the druid's ability is real, especially at this time, Gawain is even more glad that this guy exists, so he nodded sincerely: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"Don't talk about this, we are a salary-paying relationship, saying that hard work hurts more money," Pitman waved his hand, "But I have to remind you, I can cure the injuries of these two people, but I can't cure the panic of the eight hundred people outside, these four people are crying all the way back from crying dad and mother, and the two of them are injured and shouting more loudly, and now the whole camp probably knows about it......"

Gawain glanced deeply at this seemingly unreliable old man, but couldn't help but thank him a little.

He didn't have to remind himself of it.

"Hetty, you go and arrange first, all the outing exploration and gathering work has stopped today, the work in the camp is going on as usual, the food is distributed as usual, and stabilizing order is the first priority. Knight Byron, lead the men to step up the patrol - wipe the armor and weapons on the spot, and by the way, the new militia recruited by Philip is also armed. ”

After instructing the camp, Gawain turned his head to look at Amber: "You ......"

Amber didn't wait for him to speak, and then she exclaimed, "If I say no, will you slap me against the wall with your great sword?" ”

"Yes, and it's the kind that can't be picked off."

Amber pouted: "Okay, then I'll go." ”

"I'm not done yet," Gawain stood up, "I'll go with you." ”

Amber's eyes widened in surprise, while Hetty, who was next to her, followed suit, "Ancestor, you should stay in the camp - it's too ...... for you to go and find out the whereabouts of those monsters."

"Too what?" Gawain turned his head and glanced at Hetty, "Isn't it that I've been drawing drawings here for a long time, and you've all forgotten what I did seven hundred years ago?" ”

Everyone in the tent was stunned for a moment, and then they suddenly remembered the combat power of the old ancestor in front of them......

For a while, Gao Wen has been nesting in the tent to draw design drawings, draw plans, and study strange "alchemy formulas", and they have almost forgotten the real occupation of this fierce man...... Specializing in fighting little monsters on the borders of the kingdom!

Fortunately, Gawain didn't tell anyone the true situation of his "downgrade", and at this time, the effect came to be seen - as long as Gawain stood up, no matter how empty the person next to him was, he would be filled with a kind of honey confidence......

"If there are really only three or four aberrants wandering in the mountains, I can kill them in the past, if it is a large group, then Amber and I can retreat with our whole body, and come back in time to set up defenses - or take you to evacuate," Gawain looked at "Don't panic, everything is a technical adjustment, believe me is right, it's a big deal, the ancestor opened the full rank to take you fly", and at the same time said while glancing at the two serfs standing in front of him, "As for the two of you...... I need you to show the way. ”

When the two serfs heard this, they were almost paralyzed to the ground in fright, and even cried bitterly: "Master, don't want it!" "We don't want to die!" "Those monsters will eat people!"

Those who have experienced a Cecil catastrophe are far more fearful than those who have merely heard-of monsters.

What's more, they just escaped death once today.

However, Gawain had to keep them facing the monsters again—and even everyone in the realm again, if necessary.

"Stand up, you must lead the way, this is an order from the lord," Gawain said in an unquestioning tone, "and you don't have to worry about your own safety, I will fulfill the duty of the nobles and protect you until you return safely." ”

The two serfs glanced at each other, of course they knew what Gawain meant by "the duties of the nobles", which was exactly what the nobles usually preached all day long, but how many of them would take it seriously? It's really a matter of life and death, how can the lives of these pariahs be as precious as the lives of the nobles!

But even so...... Disobeying the lord's orders seems to be a dead end.

Seeing them hesitate, Gawain said lightly: "I'm Gawain Cecil, the legend who killed hundreds of thousands of monsters in the Tide seven hundred years ago, do you think there can be hundreds of thousands of monsters in that mountain to take your life?" You know, if the monster does come, it's safest to be with me. ”

Gawain's idea is quite simple: no one here can beat him anyway, but he can blow it hard.

And the uneducated serfs are very easy to believe Gawain's boasting at this time, after all, the legendary story about Gawain Cecil is well-known in this royal country, and hearing this living legend (who has just come to life) assures himself of this in such an indifferent tone, they also immediately reacted, realizing that even if they really encountered a monster, it would be convenient for the lord in front of them to protect the two of them.

Since it's a convenient business, there should be no problem.

So they finally nodded in agreement.

Hetty called in two soldiers and asked them to take the four serfs (including the two who had just finished healing) down to rest and eat something first, and then she turned to Gawain: "Ancestor, you don't have to say so much to the serfs, for them, obeying orders is the basic. ”

"But it's better to get them to obey orders a little more than to force them unilaterally," Gawain waved his hand and looked at Rebecca, "How's the progress of those 'arts'?" ”

For him, that's the most important thing right now.

Rebecca hesitated for a moment, and reported truthfully: "The crystal particles have been being produced, and the production is getting bigger and bigger, and now a lot has been accumulated, and the explosion circle and the corresponding rune trigger have also done some, but the delay in detonation is ...... There is still no progress, and no finished product has come out. ”

Herty knew what Gawain was thinking, and she worried, "If those monsters are really coming this way, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for 'art' to come in handy." ”

"No...... Delayed detonation is only one of the uses, but not the whole of it," Gawain shook his head after a brief mutter, "Rebecca, you go find some craftsmen, and Orions who know how to make traps, and I'll tell you what to do later." ”

Rebecca nodded without hesitation: "Good! ”

It was only then that the Byron knight couldn't help but speak: "Are you planning to let the camp face those monsters?" ”

"It's just an alternative, and I'll have to wait until Amber and I understand what those monsters are," Gawain said as he thought about what he could do now, "By the way, Byron, you go write a proclamation...... Well, let's just say that the aberrations have been found in the mountains and have mastered their whereabouts, because Duke Gawain Cecil has full experience in dealing with aberrations, so the monsters are not to worry, so everyone can work in peace, whether they stay or leave, and wait for new orders. In addition, two more literate soldiers were found to be responsible for reading the proclamation. ”

Byron received the order, while Hetty, who was next to him, widened his eyes in surprise: "Ancestor, are you going to tell those civilians like that...... Let them know that aberrations really exist?! ”

"They already knew," Gawain glanced at Hetty, "and they knew it when the four serfs came back screaming and screaming—but they weren't sure yet, and they didn't know the whole story. ”

Hetty hesitated: "Then if you tell them the whole truth......"

"Then they won't continue to guess, they won't go in worse, worse directions," Gawain said, "and the clearer and more certain we say, the sooner they can stop panicking and guessing." It's even worse to be secretive at this point. ”

Hetty nodded helplessly: "Yes, what you said makes sense." ”

"Amber, you go get ready," Gawain took a deep breath, "and I'll take a look with me and see where those monsters came from." ”

(How many chapters should I have today...... ）