Dense vegetation covers almost all of the sky, and the air is humid and hot.

Because it had been raining for the past few days, there was still rain and dew in many places, and the black roll and his party shuttled between the grass and vines, and soon they were wet.

"In front of us is the area at the very edge of the control range after we clear the herd, everyone be careful!" said Kuramaki with a frown.

"Yes!" the dozen or so people behind him echoed in unison.

A moment later.

Black Roll led everyone to stand in the midst of a messy battlefield.

The battlefield has been cleaned.

But there are still many clues, such as the scales of the scaly leopard.

"There was a big war here!"

"Not so long ago, probably just yesterday. ”

"It's supposed to be a group of scaly-horned panthers, they turned out to be the defeated side!?"

"No, it's not just defeat. These scaly panthers were simply powerless to resist, and they were easily slaughtered. And the opponent is likely to be just a demonic beast!"

"Shhh...... Will it be a Golden Monster?"

The crowd was shocked, and then they felt fear.

What kind of monster could easily slaughter such a large-scale group of scaly horned black panthers.

Black Scroll's face was gloomy, he stood on the spot, and looked around: "This information is very important, you two will bring this information back to the camp first." The rest of me followed me and continued to explore the surroundings to find new clues to this mysterious beast. ”

Soon, they made a discovery.

The clue leads straight to the depths of the rainforest away from the valley.

Kuromaki gritted his teeth, led the rest of the team, and continued to set off.

The two patrolmen did their best to quickly rush back to the valley, panting and bringing back important information.

Knowing this information, the expressions of the high-level officials became even more solemn.

Cang Xu pondered: "It can actually clean up the battlefield, it seems that the intelligence of this mysterious demonic beast should not be underestimated." ”

Mane Ge's eyes were deep: "It's just a demonic beast, how can it clean up the battlefield?

After Mane Ge reminded him of this, everyone's faces were a little ugly again.

The "mysterious" blue dog fox wolf accompanied them all the way to the rainforest, and repeatedly subdued the beasts, but the huge Warcraft army never appeared.

Zidi looked at the needle gold worriedly: "My lord, you were still on night patrol last night. Please don't do that, okay? A huge army of demonic beasts is likely lurking around us, and the blue-dog-fox wolf has probably learned its lesson and subdued a whole new kind of terrifying demonic beast this time. My lord, although you have the power of the mind, in the middle of the night, you are alone. ”

Needle Gold's face was heavy.

The one who cleaned up the battlefield, of course, is him!

Last night he had several nightmares in a row, and he didn't have the heart to sleep, so he made another night watch.

He rushed to the battlefield, where the corpses of the scaly panther were lying there.

The needle gold absorbs them all, converts them into magical energy, and stores them in the magic core.

"It's better to let all these bodies disappear. ”

"If you let the black roll clean the battlefield tomorrow, bring it all back. Shrewd as a beard, it is likely that I learned from the corpse that they were killed or paralyzed by an electric storm, and I mended them on the spot. ”

This is not good for needles.

Of course, the fewer flaws, the better.

After yesterday's fright, Needle Gold has become very cautious, lest he miss something and reveal his flaws.

Even if these flaws are small, they accumulate one by one and make people think of them.

Although the ability of needle gold to discharge now, is not known. But what about the future?

If something happens and forces Needle Gold to have the ability to use electric shocks in public, then if you don't deal with the scaly horned panther corpse today, there will be a flaw.

"What Mistress Zidi said makes a lot of sense. Your personal safety, master, is a matter of the bigger picture. It has always been because of you that we have reunited to build ships together and work side by side for a common escape. Without you at our forefront, we would be a mess. You have a valuable identity and should not be in danger yourself. Cyanobacteria also advised.

Cangsu and the others nodded one after another.

Even Mango spoke: "Templars, we can all understand your feelings, and we know your bravery, and we never shirk our responsibilities as leaders. But that's why we need to be more careful. If you are besieged by the Warcraft Legion or attacked by the mysterious Warcraft in the middle of the night, it will be a huge blow to your side. When the two armies go to war, the commander can't run around at will. ”

The needle gold face is expressionless.

If it was before the Black Roll Investigation incident, Zidi's care, Spirulina's admiration, Mane's recognition, etc., might make him feel good, and it would stimulate his sense of honor and responsibility.

But now, a warmth rose in his heart and soon turned cold.

He inevitably thought: What if my secret was known, what would be their attitude?

The young knight's heart was full of mixed emotions, which were difficult to express and did not dare to express.

Eventually, he nodded: "Your opinion, I will consider it." Thank you all for your concern!"

Late that night, Needle Gold made another night watch.

He transformed into a scaly-horned black panther, a life form he currently only had the Black Iron level, which he had only recently mastered.

The novelty of new life forms is gone.

He has transformed into a monkey-tailed brown bear, a manta monkey, a spear scorpion, a green lizard, etc., and compared to his previous exuberance and hard work, now his heart is like a boulder.

He practiced firing again, and it was clear that this way of muscle movement was a great difficulty for him, and finally he figured it out with a glimmer of inspiration and luck. He should have had a sense of accomplishment, especially after his actual combat yesterday, and his ability to discharge shined.

But his face was silent.

There was even a hint of irritability and disgust in his heart.

In the past, no matter how difficult and hard it was, as long as he thought about his responsibilities, his fiancée, and Cangsu and Muban, he was willing.

But now when I think of them, Needlegold's heart is no longer full of warmth, but a little chilly.

There is more estrangement.

Be more guarded.

The secret has not been exposed, and these people treat the needle gold as before, but the needle gold is different.

"O Holy Emperor, my Lord, Thy holy light shines upon me and makes me realize that I am a helpless sinner. And You are the great Conqueror and Savior. Through Your love and grace, I now confess that I am a child of sin and am willing to repent of everything. I beseech you to forgive me all my sins, help me, cleanse me with the light, and let me continue to walk the knightly path that you have shown me!"

After the training, the needle gold half-knelt on the ground, facing the direction of the Shengming Continent, bowed his head and prayed.

It was a demeanor he hadn't done before.

But as with all previous prayers, the needle gold remained unanswered.

In the silence of the rainforest in the middle of the night, the roars of beasts and birds are heard from time to time, which seems to be full of life.

Sunrise and sunset.

The rain stopped and the rain began.

Although there was no continuous weekly rainstorm like before, it was often cloudy and rainy.

The decision to transform the small valley into a shipyard became more and more wise and correct.

The open space in the small valley was gradually filled with planks. The planks were both straight and curved, and the boatmaker once again demonstrated his skill and instructed a group of men to use the sand burial method, in which the wood was buried in the wet sand and the sap was sucked up to make it soft and bendable.

The people worked hard, and the work was coordinated by each other, and there was no situation where the progress of each other's projects was hindered and constrained by each other.

A group of people led by Zidi struggled to maintain the supply of potions.

The large-scale earthen kiln was made, although the humid environment once hindered the construction of the large-scale earthen kiln.

The smooth operation of large earthen kilns began to provide people with a stable and large amount of pig iron.

Zidi was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

The clearance of the herd has been ongoing. A radius of 50,000 meters is the limit of people's control, and there are often herds of animals breaking in.

Although the rainforest is vast, under the ultrasonic exploration of needle gold, not a single fish has escaped the net.

The patrolmen became more skilled in the use of bows and crossbows, and because of the earthen kilns, iron arrows became more abundant, which led to an increase in combat power.

Ordinary beasts, weaker beasts were killed by the team members in a volley, while the stronger beasts fell one after another in the hands of Needlegold and Manego.

Every time he brought the corpse of a demonic beast, the needle gold would be admired and worshiped by others.

However, these praises are not as beautiful as before, like stones smashed into the heart lake of needle gold. Ripples of joy ripple on the surface of the lake, and the pebbles sink to the soft bottom of the lake, while at the same time making the needle feel a faint pressure.

Despite the persuasion of Zidi, Mango and others, Needlegold has always maintained a daily night watch.

It seems that since he mastered the demon core in his heart, he has never stopped training in private late every night.

After the incident of the black scroll investigation, the amount of needle gold training was even much more than before.

He found that it was only by torturing himself to exhaustion late every night that he could fall asleep in the hours when dawn came.

He slept deeply and no longer had nightmares. Or rather, I had a nightmare and I didn't remember it when I woke up.

After each night's training, he prayed to Emperor Shengming.

The black scroll investigation incident made the needle gold begin to reflect on himself and his own experience.

He began to examine himself—was he bewitched by the demon core in his heart?

During the defensive battle of the camp, he repeatedly used the name of the Emperor Shengming to deceive everyone. Although his intentions were good and well-intentioned, and although the consequences would be terrible if he did not do so, he did use the name of the gods to deceive others.

This is the sin of deception in the name of God!

"Why didn't I realize that I had committed such a grave sin?"

"Am I addicted to power?"

"No, I did it out of necessity. For the sake of all of you, for the sake of having as many companions as possible, I did it, and I was not wrong!"

"Perhaps...... I was really wrong. ”

"I confess to you, my Lord and my God. ”

"I know that God is not to be mocked, but I am blinded. I should not despise You, Great Emperor Shengming. ”

"Forgive me all my transgressions and give me the power to walk in the paths of righteousness. that what I do, what I think, and what I say may be acceptable to you. ”

Needle Gold is constantly reflecting, constantly praying.

The god never responded, but he still prayed.

He was thinking: Maybe this is a test that the gods alone have given me?

Late at night, when the needle gold training was finished, he dragged his tired body back to the valley.

Outside his cave dwelling, Fat Tongue has been waiting for a long time.

"Needle, needle, gold. Fat Tongue saluted respectfully.

"What's the matter?"

"The little man hesitated for a long time, although he knew and knew that this was not appropriate, but he couldn't bear it. "Fat tongue is stern.

Needle Jin became more and more curious: "Please speak, there is no need to have any burden, we are all our own people." ”

The young knight smiled, and the smile and the word "own person" relaxed the fat tongue.