Volume II: The Death of the Elves Chapter 98: Temporary Garrison
At night, Yan Nantian and Niluo sat around the bonfire and ate dinner! As for Ma Yu, he has been driven back by Bowen and them, this timid guy knows how to lead them to a safe place, and he really suffocated a few people in the first eight days! What's more, now that Nilo leads the way, he is even more needed! Before leaving, Ma Yu reluctantly looked at Yan Nantian's appearance, which made people wonder whether he was reluctant to let a few people or the various delicacies he tasted along the way!
"I just got something good, do you want to try it!" Yan Nantian suddenly spoke to Bowen and the others, and they immediately nodded wildly like chickens chasing a meter! So Yan Nantian took out the spicy roasted bullfrog that he had just touched the corpse, and the golden color and embellished sesame chili powder made several people swallow their saliva!
"My lords, I wonder if you have seen anyone else coming from that direction?" Nilo asked
"No, let alone a human, not even a single demonic beast!" Bowen grumbled with a mouthful of oil
"Yes, are we chasing in the wrong direction! Will, is your message accurate! Nilo muttered to himself and asked some bearded guy
"Captain, you can't be wrong, this news was told to me by Ryan, he can't lie to me! And if Buddy's idiot really ran away, he wouldn't have taken this kind of road! Will's beard bit down on a piece of black roast meat and told his suspicions
"It also makes sense, no matter what, let's go back to the camp first, this time it's a trap no matter how you look at it, if it weren't for a few adults, we'd all die here! What do you say? After Nilo finished speaking, he didn't get a response for a long time, he looked up and saw that these guys were looking at Yan Nantian and them with a longing expression, and they didn't even know that saliva was dripping down!
"Ahem, do you want some? Oh, I heard you guys say that it seems to be caught in the chase result, what's going on? Yan Nantian also saw their appearance, and handed out a few bullfrogs with a dry cough!
"You guys!" Seeing a few people rushing to rob, Nilo covered his face a little embarrassed, and then he slowly spoke, "This thing is weird, I don't know how much adults know about the Hidden Mist Swamp!" ”
"I don't know anything, what about you?" Yan Nantian looked at a few people
"Woo~Woo~ I don't know!" Bowen replied hesitantly, and Hurrie and Anne shook their heads a few times
"Captain Nilo, we're not actually from here, to be honest, I've only known the name Hidden Mist Swamp for a few days!" Yan Nantian said
"I see! I don't know exactly when this mist swamp first existed, but hundreds of years ago it suddenly began to be foggy all year round, and after several generations of exploration, it was discovered that this fog was created by an ore! This ore is gray mist stone! Although the Gray Mist Stone will produce fog, a certain magician was surprised to find that after being carved into the magic array, the Gray Mist Stone not only no longer fogs, but also increased the power of the carved magic array by nearly double! Nilo said this, poured a mouthful of water down his throat, and continued.
With his telling, Yan Nantian and the others also had a general understanding of the misty swamp! It turned out that the magicians were very excited when they learned about the effect of this ore, and they sent out a high reward for this thing! As a result, countless mercenaries and mercenary groups sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, flocking to the Hidden Fog Swamp! Then there are more people, and all kinds of problems naturally arise! Countless merchants also seem to have smelled a fishy cat, but they are tired of running around, so they send people to stay here on the periphery of the Hidden Fog Swamp! And the rich guys of the magicians don't care about the price at all, they all take it all! This stimulated more merchants, and after a long time, a temporary camp formed on the outskirts of the Hidden Fog Swamp!
It's a bit like the original city of Carosa, but it's only been a few decades since it was born, so it's still a camp! About ten years ago, a young blacksmith came here, and he quickly defeated all his peers with his superior skills and became the only blacksmith in the makeshift camp! Of course, it's not that he drove the other blacksmiths away, it's just that everyone will definitely choose the one with better skills at the same price, isn't it, so the other blacksmiths will naturally not be able to hold on! And this blacksmith is Buddy, a young blacksmith from the imperial capital!
Maybe it's because he hasn't had an opponent for too long, and the young blacksmith slowly develops a high-minded and arrogant character, but for those who repair weapons, as long as the price is not too outrageous, they all say it doesn't matter, because the gray fog stone is too profitable! The magician bosses built the first magic tower after collecting it for decades, and the effect was very amazing, so they collected it even harder!
This incident started just a year ago, and at first it was just an isolated phenomenon, and occasionally a mercenary suddenly went crazy and slashed at his teammates without reason! Everyone didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was just because they were under too much pressure in this fog for many years! But as time goes on, there are more and more such people, and some mercenary groups are even wiped out because of this! This incident caused extreme panic in the temporary camp, so the escort team in charge of the security of the entire camp took over and began to investigate the matter!
What's going on with this escort, in fact, it's a product of a certain Warcraft attack on the camp! That monster attack on the camp caused heavy losses to the unsuspecting people, so everyone gathered together to discuss a solution! In the end, they decided that one or two people from each organization would gather together to form a new organization, which would be responsible for the daily life and defense of the camp, and in this way, the escort team was born, which was basically the original form of the city guard! And the leader of the escort team, that is, the captain, is recommended by everyone, which can be said to be very democratic!
As they investigated, things had come to an end lately, and one thing that all these crazy people had in common was that they had all repaired or forged weapons from Buddy a month ago, and without exception, their weapons had gone up a notch! When saying this, Bowen couldn't help but ask Yan Nantian if there was a pseudonym named Buddy, if he didn't know that they had been together all the time recently, he would really suspect that Nilo was talking about Yan Nantian!
Now that the matter has come to an eyebrow, they launched a covert investigation! When they got some evidence and found that it seemed to be related to some purple crystals, and were about to take action, Buddy disappeared! So Captain Ferdinand sent a tracking team, that is, Nilo, who was responsible for capturing Buddy and coming back, but things didn't seem to be going so well!
When it came to the purple crystal, Yan Nantian and the others subconsciously glanced at each other, yes, they all thought of that terrifying tree, could it be such a coincidence, but the initiator demon Onigas is dead, and they are also dead!
The night passed quietly, and the next morning they began to hurry! Because of last night's meal, everyone's relationship has been pulled in a lot, and they are particularly curious about Bowen, who started swinging a hammer early in the morning! But he couldn't explain it, so he could only say that his skills were too poor, so he customized a 30-day plan for himself, swinging the hammer 1,000 times a day! In the eyes of the five people's worship, they all understood a little, so they rushed to work hard, and they deserved to be better than themselves!
There were no surprises for the next two days, and they arrived at the makeshift camp outside the Hidden Fog Swamp without any problems! It's really not wrong to say that it's a camp here, there isn't even a decent building, it's all tents, but some obviously look a lot more luxurious!
"Arthur, you take a few adults for a casual walk, and I'll report to Lord Ferdinand! Adults, I'll take my leave for the time being, and I'll come to you right later! "Nilo left in a certain direction as he walked into the camp! Yan Nantian and the others curiously followed the other four people to walk east and west, and many people found these new faces along the way! Looking at their fine skin and tender meat, they obviously don't look like people who have lived here for a long time, and it seems that after thinking of something, they have avoided it!
"Arthur, where do you live, look at how many tents there are here, how can you accommodate so many people?" Bowen asked curiously
"Haha, we big bosses don't need to sleep in tents, just take it! But don't worry, Captain Nilo will help you arrange it, and you won't let the adults be like us! Arthur replied casually with a smile
"Don't always be an adult, how many times have I said it, just call me Bowen! And we're not so expensive, and it's not like we haven't slept in the wild! By the way, why are they so afraid of us? Isn't it because your escort team has a bad reputation, and it's angry and resentful! Haha~" Bowen asked strangely
"It's... I don't know, I'll ask! Saying that, Arthur ran towards someone, and the two of them nodded and shook their heads at some time, and that person also peeked at Yan Nantian from time to time! Soon, Arthur returned, and according to the news he brought back, the reason was not a few members of the escort, but on them!
It turns out that Murphy, the big mine owner here, recently welcomed an important guest! Speaking of this Murphy, he is a tyrant in this temporary camp, relying on his relationship with the Imperial Capital Magic Guild, and he is here to be powerful! Since he came, he has used thunder methods to eliminate the other merchants here, of course, the means are very dark! Anyone who sells the Grey Mist Stone to the Wizards' Guild without going through his hands, he will be able to hear from the union's higher-ups afterwards! And then what awaits those merchants is an absolutely miserable end! So for a few years, Murphy has monopolized the gray fog stone business here!
So what does it have to do with Yan Nantian? The focus is still on the guest of Murphy, a second-generation magician from the imperial capital! Yes, and the rich second generation has one meaning! That is, the son of a certain magician, and that lord is the backer behind Murphy!