Riva's shock was not surprising, and those around him understood that the news would have a huge impact on anyone.

After all, war is a distant word for most people, the four kingdoms of the Soma people have been peaceful for more than forty years, and the biggest movement caused by the wild orcs is the harassment before the winter every year.

And once winter comes, a large area between the east and west will be closed by snow and ice, and at such times casual travel is a joke of life.

But as long as the spring thaws, the wild orcs who have survived the winter will usher in the most important harvest season of the year, the harvest of Mira Ice Grass and Green Ice in early spring.

The rhizome of Mira Ice Grass is rooted in the hard snow and ice, the leaf veins are covered by busy snow, but it can absorb nutrients to grow in the harsh winter, its rhizome is not only rich in nutrients, those small and scarce leaves are important medicinal materials and even noble drink additives, and green ice is frozen on the edge of the rhizome on a circle of ice that is not easy to melt, with sweetness and coolness, it is the most precious sugar raw material.

This is an important source of wealth for the beasts, and it is also a priceless treasure that has never been unmarketable, and every year a large number of merchants from the beastmen, soma people, and even some other creatures trade these resources through legal or illegal means, regardless of the danger.

It is not impossible for all places to have their own proud specialties, and even there is a trend of peaceful development, at least the wild beasts and Soma people have had a lot of legal trade more than ten years ago.

"That's not right!! it's not right, why is it that all of a sudden, the orcs are doing something to the kingdom, or in the autumn before winter?"

With this in mind, Riva suddenly spoke, looking at the people in the group with a very serious expression.

"Perhaps, the Orcs are so brutal, they have long watched our bounty......"

One woman said this, only to see Riva frown.

Although Riva was only a commoner, and his vision was often limited, he had a strong curiosity, and he had learned about some of the wonders of the world and the characteristics of various places in his own way, so he knew that this statement was incorrect.

He explained to everyone what he had just thought, and talked about the wealth of the beasts and the terrible winter in the west.

"So, the orcs are not poor, to be exact, like us civilians, the poor are just the civilians of some orc tribes, and it is usually the collective groups of these orcs who come to raid in winter, so the regular army of the kingdom never takes them seriously. ”

Riva said very well, this information seems to be far away from ordinary people, but it is just ordinary people who don't have the energy and don't want to know about it, Riva, who has been extremely curious since childhood, knows a lot.

Pisiri's expression moved slightly, he used to be a chef in a high-end tavern of the noble lord in the city, and he also knew some things, and the famous high-end goods such as green rock candy had also been handled many times, and he knew that this thing was very valuable.

"That's right, Lord Riva should be right, I know green rock candy, many of you may not have heard of it, but such a small jar is enough for ordinary people to eat for a month, that thing is only available in the territory of the desolate orcs, and many merchants spend a lot of money to buy it!!

Pisiri is older, and that doesn't feel right.

"But what's the use of knowing that... The war has begun, and the orcs are fighting..."

A man said with some dejection.

These are still too far away for civilians, so what, can the dead come back to life?

Riva's eyes were also gloomy, yes, it really didn't work.

But Yui looked at Riva in surprise with a soup bowl, and those words just now were all Riva's own thoughts?

She thinks Riva is actually so powerful, even if she knows that these are useless, she is still very powerful, and she analyzes it very well!

Qin Xiaoxia saw it more thoroughly, and from Riva's simple words, he could understand that the development and interests of both the Desolate Orcs and the Somars had been continuously improved over the years, and from this point of view, the war was definitely not in the interests of both the Desolate Orcs and the Somars.

And I also learned that there are monster-like beastmen, and the strange phenomenon of being able to enslave some trolls, regardless of the abnormality of the weather, it is enough to show that this war is full of weirdness.

Of course, Riva's performance also impressed Qin Xiaoxia, this guy is still very smart, but sometimes his vision is too small.

"By the way, we met a troll on the forest path a few days ago, does it have something to do with it?"

Yui said casually, which scared everyone at once.

"What!! there's a troll !! here"

"Ah~~~~ Mom, there's a troll here!!"

"Trolls!!Did you really see trolls??"

More than a dozen people were all nervous and looked around at the night around them, fearing that the trolls would suddenly rush out to kill people and eat meat.

Two hours or so passed, and in the dead of night, all the people in the makeshift camp were resting, Riva was lying down by the fire, and Yoi was lying on a stone to the side looking at the stars.

Then he sat up suddenly, listened to something, and then his face changed, and he hurriedly shook his friends around him.

"Riva, Riva wake up! Wake up!!"

"Hu......h?

"Shhh!!! don't be too loud, there's a troll approaching, and the stench can be smelled from afar!"

"What!?"

Riva suddenly woke up in horror, and looked at the civilians sleeping all around him, he knew that because he was an imposter here, they had slept exceptionally peacefully, and it could be said that he had slept soundly in recent times.

"Quick, wake them up separately, and speak softly!"

"Hmm!"

Yoi and Riva woke up the sleeping people, covering their mouths beforehand, of course.

Soon the camp people all woke up in terror, because everyone knew that the trolls were coming.

Pisiri the Elder and Riva put out the remaining campfires and covered them with charcoal.

Everyone was lying on the ground, and it didn't take long to feel a slight vibration of the ground.

The trolls have a very sensitive sense of smell, last time Riva and Yoi were on the windward side so they could hide themselves, but now the wind direction is very unfavorable for them, and the trolls should have smelled them, but now everyone is still lucky, hoping to hide here to avoid it.

There were four figures of the trolls in the distance, carrying weapons that I don't know if they were sticks or something else.

A troll leaned down and sniffed the ground.

The inhalation of "hiss" was clearly audible in the dark night, where the members of the group had gone to the toilet in the evening.

"Bang... Bang... Bang..."

The trolls walked in the direction of the camp, and everyone was tingling at the sight.

"Run?"

"Run, unless you have a horned helmet or some other mount, you can't outrun a troll!"

"Shhh......h

In the anxious silence, more than a dozen people glanced in the direction of Riva, intentionally or unintentionally.

Riva hoped that Yui could do something, but the girl kept her head down and didn't speak, and kept pulling Riva in private.

In this situation, Riva's heart was half cold, although they didn't get along for too long, but he knew Yui very well, and the girl was obviously okay like this.

Yui's faint but clear peculiar voice rang in Yui's ears.

"Riva, I... I can't make up for that kind of monster... Let's run......"

Yoi knew that her only protective powers and a few modest gifts for becoming a creature were not enough for her to deal with a monster as active and powerful as a troll.

Riva's breath trembled, he knew that these people were watching him, he didn't dare to look at them, he knew that he was just a thing, fear and the desire to survive made him know that it was right to run with Yui, and that they could run away......

"Everyone... I ......"

Riva turned his head and wanted to say that he couldn't do anything, but he swallowed but couldn't open his mouth.

But even if they didn't speak, people were very sensitive at this time, and the flashing eyes and demeanor made everyone realize something, and everyone's faces turned even pale.

"Brother Ranger... Don't leave us behind......"

A child about eleven or twelve years old suppressed his crying.

"Don't, don't leave us ......"

"Please......"

"Your Excellency..."

Everyone knows that this kind of request is very selfish, and everyone knows that no matter how strong a person is, he can't win against a troll, let alone 4.

Riva, who wanted to escape, was stunned, and this cry of pleading brought up the memories of his last deathbed.

Everyone is gone, leaving themselves waiting to die in the woods, that fear, that helplessness, that sense of despair that seems to have fallen into the abyss......

"Yoi, you said I'm not an ordinary person anymore, right!!"

Attaboy!!

Qin Xiaoxia's eyes lit up, just with your words, you are worthy of the sign of the palm of your right hand!

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