22.Chapter 22: The Dark Assault (1)

Although Luo Di was an otaku before he crossed over, he was alone on the mainland, but he could also be called a knowledgeable person.

Miss Sally in front of her is not very old, obviously not yet an adult. But just a few actions, a few words, let Luo Di understand that the other party is definitely not a naïve and simple girl, and it can even be said that the other party's behavior and speech have been called standard aristocrats - the kind of politicians who are smart, greedy and unwilling to suffer.

Speaking of which, counting Sodrore, meeting two such smart people in a row is indeed a bit of a headache for Roddy.

He didn't like the feeling that he couldn't control this kind of thing, but he wasn't the only one in the world who was smart, and in the face of Sally's question, Roddy quickly repeated what he had said to Sodlore before, waiting for the other party's reaction.

Speaking of which, in his consciousness, such a thing as an "orc raid" would only be accepted calmly by a demon-level person like Sodrore, and others would definitely not be so calm. But unexpectedly, he found that Sally also had no extra surprised look after listening to these words.

Roddy began to wonder if he had made a mistake - did the whole world already know about it, and he was still using it as news?

But Sally's next words made him begin to understand that things seemed to have changed unpredictably.

"Thank you very much for your information, Captain Roddy, I was ready to leave here before I came here. ”

Roddy frowned and looked up, his gaze making contact with the duchess's daughter for a moment. Sally's smile was still the same, and there was no joke at all. There was a hint of pride and confidence in his eyes - Roddy had seen many generals with such expressions, but there were many powerful lords or nobles.

That's the "big picture" expression.

Roddy found that everything was a little different from what he expected, but now that he had met no resistance from Sally, he had nothing else to say, and turned his head away from the pale-faced butler Hall, Roddy bent down and saluted, silently indicating that he had no more nonsense.

"Thank you for the information, Captain Roddy. I'm just afraid I'm going to leave now. ”

Miss Sally nodded politely, then gave a few orders to the veteran soldier Gerson beside her, still gracefully mounted her horse, smiled at Roddy who raised her head, and turned to leave safely under the escort of the guards.

The duke's daughter's smile was very sincere—if it were someone else, not to mention that she was completely devoted to this smile, I am afraid that she would feel great honor and pride in it.

No, it's not right.

Turning his head, he saw that Sodlore was working with his men and the scouts brought by Roddy to assist in the evacuation of the villagers. And the Hall steward who confirmed the news was not easy to stop, after all, if something really happened, he could not afford to take responsibility, so he had to ask the servants to help transfer the property of the manor.

Everything seems to be fine, and at the current pace, the villagers of this village will be able to leave the village before midnight, and it is assumed that when the orcs arrive here tomorrow morning, they will only see an empty Finks village.

Thinking of this, Roddy suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of frustration, because his plan seemed completely redundant - it seemed that Sally had already made the decision to evade, so it seemed that even if the orcs completely ransacked the village of Finx tonight, they would not touch the duchess's daughter...

The clue to the number just now seems to be over, because no matter how you think about it, the orcs can't sneak attack when Sally has already planned.The heart gradually flooded with a little depression, and Roddy found that he seemed to be completely blind to worry about it, it turned out that the duke's daughter was not the kind of idiot heroine in the movie who would only scream when she was in danger, and she was stupid and said a nonsense, and even offended the butler of the Finks and the second lieutenant Sodin, who has been kept in the dark so far.

In the end, it's empty, and I'm really not a human being!

"It's messy if you care, it's still a little tender. ”

Roddy sighed, and reluctantly commented on his reckless action - not to be presumptuous, not to boast and arrogant, but to remember where he did wrong and what he did right, this is a habit that Roddy inherited from the game. I helped the horn bow and quiver behind my back, and in my field of vision, the torches lit up the road, and the scouts helped the villagers carry things in twos and threes... Butler Hall was angry and said something to Second Lieutenant Sodlore, pointing in the direction he was in from time to time...

Roddy looked a little depressed, and even the words "Save the villagers of Finks Village (completed)" on the quest bar couldn't make him feel better, and he stepped forward to walk towards the cottage on the other side.

But before he took three steps, his steps gradually stagnated, and his brows slowly furrowed.

Turning around, Sally and several of his soldiers had already left in the distance at torches in the night, and the direction was to go to the nearest military aid point, the fortress of Concedon, which seemed to be the right choice - to avoid the attacks of the orcs and seek the protection of the fortress in the territory.

But Roddy suddenly discovered... I just got the gist of the problem wrong.

Why did the orcs kill Sally?

To put it mildly, Roddy didn't believe that the orcs could understand Sally's status in the Cullen Kingdom.What's the use of killing a duke's heir who isn't even an heir? If Roddy was to be the commander of the orcs, if he could get information, he would definitely choose to raid and kill Francis instead of Sally, because killing her would not have much strategic value for the whole battle.

Who wants Sally dead?

This question is self-explanatory - Roddy's mind suddenly became clear: it was not necessarily the orcs who planned this matter, but it was most likely the Francis who succeeded in usurping power in the future!

Roddy had witnessed or heard of countless despicable assassinations before he crossed over, some because of the battles between the Grand Guilds, some between the players, and some between NPCs. Behind every successful assassination there were countless surprises, the closest people, the most trusted people, the most non-existent people, the most harmless people, any one of them would become the assassin who sent the dagger to the heart.

The cause of Sally's death is historically attributed to the raid of the orcs, but history is often a fog that cannot be seen clearly, and only those who have experienced it can understand what happened at that time.

He suddenly asked in a loud voice to Sodrore in the distance, "Ensign Sodrore, where is the most suitable location for these villagers?"

Sodlore, who stopped not far away, stopped, pointed in a completely different direction from Sally's team, and said, "Go to Broy Town." ”

It was true that it was the best place for refugees, there was enough food, there was a river, and there were more than two hundred guards.

Come to think of it, this is the crux of the matter.

"Roddy, what's next?"

Seeing that everything was on track, Carter ran over to ask about the next steps, but he was a little confused when he saw Roddy frowning in distress.

"Assist Sodlore in the evacuation of the villagers, and rest on the spot when they arrive in the town of Broy. Roddy breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had made up his mind, and added, "Miss Sally has asked me to follow their party to Fortress Concedon, and if I don't show up at Broy tomorrow, then you and Ruger will lead the team back to Nolan Village." ”

Although he didn't understand why Sally would "name" Roddy to follow, Carter would not doubt anything he said until now, and would only take everything as an order. He turned to report to Ruger and the others, but did not notice that Roddy's figure had almost immediately disappeared from the view of the villagers of Finks Village.

At night, many torches lit up in the village of Finks, and the villagers began to leave the village they had lived in for a long time in an orderly manner, with the help of Sodrore and Ruger and others, although it was a little chaotic, but it was also not inefficient.

Carrying their hastily packed bags, the villagers walked into the distance with a little complaint, the butler was calculating the loss of Lord Kirk, and Sodrol was trying to improve the order of the group, and occasionally someone would turn their heads and look at the place where Miss Sally had disappeared in the distance, sigh at the beauty and grace of the other party, and then continue on their way, not noticing a ghost-like figure that also disappeared into the night.