Although he was in a hurry to return, Wu Xin was still delayed for a day in Zuwara.

The reason for this is that the local population wants to go with his brigade.

To not accept the petition of the terrified inhabitants, and then to return to Tripoli with them, is to fail the work of Cassano and the female knights of Devrich.

Although the local public opinion has been manipulated by Wu Xin, and everyone wants to leave Zuwara, the patriarchs of several local big families and a first-level Xingyue priest still hope to get some bargaining chips.

They demanded some land from the Knights Hospitaller, and arranged for powerful knights to dig wells for them, as well as some horses and cattle for farming.

The most important thing is, of course, religious freedom, and they demand official funding and set aside land in the castle to build a Star and Moon Temple for them, and get the same political and economic power as the believers of Shirek.

In response to their requests, Cassano and the knights de Vrerich scoffed, and in the port of Tripoli, even the church of Ciric was just a thatched hut, where could you find land for such a small castle?

This requirement is highly unrealistic from any point of view.

At this time, the entire Zuwara was shrouded in an atmosphere of fear under the rumors deliberately created and spread by Wu Xin and his gang.

The inhabitants did not know how much Amin had suffered, and Wu Xin's men all suggested that the victory had been achieved only by extreme margins, and that Amin's main force was undamaged and could regain control of Zuwara at any time.

Wu Xin led his main force to extort the property of the small tribes, and took a laid-off attitude towards the remnants of the half-ogres, and the stragglers drove the peasants around the city into the city, bringing more fear into the crowd.

After several days of various rumors, Wu Xin and Cassano released the trick that had been arranged for a long time, giving the locals the final blow to the spirit that had already reached the limit.

They healed the wounds of the captured half-ogres, feasted them, arranged their escape routes, and finally released them into the residential area of Zuwara.

There was a lively night that day, and the confused half-ogre "lurked" into a house. Although Cassano had already fed them, the menu was not tasty, so they "added a little nutrition" on their own.

Then it was Wu Xin who used the "fireball technique" to blow them out of that house, followed by a chase until dawn.

Finally, under the wise leadership of Wu Xin. Under the heroic struggle of the Knight of Cassano, the half-ogre criminals must all be subdued.

Of course, before all of them were subdued, some casualties were indeed caused.

Most of it is not a direct result of ogres.

Wu Xin's fireball technique caused great damage in the small city of Zuwara, and the Knights Hospitaller did not have the ability and willingness to organize firefighting. Of course, there are soldiers who run around half-heartedly with half-filled buckets.

After all, this would have led some careerists and conspiracy theorists to accuse the Knights Hospitaller of deliberately destroying the city of Zuwara and then coercing the inhabitants into going to Tripoli, which was the last thing Wu Xin could bear to do.

In short, by the time the flames had quieted down in the early morning humidity, a quarter of the city had burned down.

"Please rest assured, the Knights Hospitaller have the ability and determination to protect the safety of Zuwara, this half-ogre infiltration incident is just an isolated case, it is an accidental incident, everyone should not be overly nervous............. everyone should believe in the Knights. Trust in God! Knight De Vrerich said as the Knights Hospitaller behind her packed up and returned to the port of Tripoli.

Government compensation, humanitarian tents and other things, you don't have to dream.

The reaction of the locals is understandable.

It was the straw that broke the camel's back, and the whole Zuwara had a nervous breakdown.

The local leaders could no longer suppress the panicked residents, and they no longer accepted the reassurance of the original chief, almost crying and shouting, begging Wu Xin to take them back to Tripoli with them.

"Your Excellency Sibo, we are willing to convert to God!"

"Your Excellency Xibo, it doesn't matter if you don't have free tents and seeds, we'll buy them ourselves."

"Your Excellency Sibo. We don't want any compensation, just let us go to Tripoli. ”

The inhabitants saw the handsome leader arguing fiercely with a strangely dangerous female knight, a sick knight who seemed to fall at any moment.

In the end, Wu Xin was unable to convince the two nasty ghosts, but he still forcibly returned to Tripoli with them "under great pressure from within the Knights Hospitaller".

The end result is: There were about 1,000 or nearly 2,000 Zuwara people who followed Wu Xin back to the port of Tripoli.

About the same number of residents remained in Zuwara.

Wu Xin was quite satisfied with this number, and brought back three or four thousand people at once, and he was still worried about the trouble of management and materials, which was actually a bit much. Especially in the case of immigrants provided by the Austrian side who are also coming soon.

Pastor Sazastan and Irlan showed no appreciation for Wu Xin's painstaking efforts, and advised Wu Xin not to bring more than 1,000 people, and he was not interested in the elderly, weak, women and children.

But there are still many old and sick people in the ranks of migrants who leave Zuwara, and perhaps young adults will abandon their weak families during the long journey, but the distance between Zuwara and Tripoli is too close, and there are not many animals that can abandon their families at such a distance.

The female knight of Deverrich deliberately forcibly abandoned some of the old men, but Wu Xin was noncommittal about this, and they finally took everyone on their way.

Wu Xin's departure was very timely, and if he had stayed for one more day, he might have been overtaken by the envoy of Murray Hassan, the regent of Tunisia, and the envoy of the Queen Mother with several Caucasian cats was much slower, and one of the owners broke through the cage that the daring shovel officer had put on it, and delayed the journey a lot.

Although the purchased information was still in place, this envoy did not get any effective instructions, at most, he just had a haha with Wu Xin and talked nonsense.

However, he still brought a large number of gifts, including slave girls, clothes, toiletries, etc., which Princess Seleta resolutely did not want.

Wu Xin once again confirmed that this is the way of man, and the loss is insufficient and the loss is more than enough.

Their itinerary was all reported to Wu Xin by Princess Seleta.

"Won't you let me stay and spy on her? What if she leaks the information I can to the Tunisian side? She was, after all, the Sultan's sister. "The female knight Devrichy was a little worried about Wu Xin's letting go strategy, she originally thought that she would be left by Wu Xin to spy on the princess." If you are impressed by the enemy's gifts, it may be against us. ”

Wu Xin is not worried about this at all: "Don't worry, Princess Seleta is a complete materialist, and patriotism and national identity are completely incomprehensible things to her. I don't have to worry about the feelings of my family, she understands very well that she can only perform according to my script. Her mother had a good life. The envoy from the city of Tunis will definitely bring her a gift. If there are fewer gifts, she will be resentful, and she will be more angry with those family members in the court, and she will have more gifts. She will crave more, and how can she get more, of course, my power is boasting of being extremely powerful, and only in this way can she get more gifts. For me, Princess Seleta is easier to control. The difficulty is how to convince the Tunisian envoys of my strength, who are certainly much more difficult, if not the right man, to deal with than the princess. ”

"Ah, so you leave the princess alone, and see that she is completely free, and the messengers will naturally believe her word more." The female knight Devreich finally understood Wu Xin's intentions, at least in part.

After walking for a while, a knight named Gebio came over and said to Wu Xin: "Your Excellency, we are walking so slowly with so many old, weak, sick and disabled, it seems that we will not be able to reach Tripoli today. Anyway, that ancient ruin can be used as a resting place, so I think I'll camp there later. ”

He was a wealthy knight of the German-speaking group, with plenty of personal carriages, and this time his camels were almost crushed by the booty he had plundered from Zuwara.

Although Wu Xin vigorously strengthened his authority, all the seizures were attributed, and the standard of not touching the pagans was not allowed to be stitched, in order to avoid being considered mentally unstable, it was better to hide it in his heart.

Of course, his carriage was not the main reason for the slow march, otherwise Wu Xin would not have tolerated it, and marching at night and day was the way the army moved. With a large population, it is impossible to move in the dark, and can only march in the daytime under the scorching sun.

Most of the inhabitants, of course, could not hold on, so it was a day's trip for the army. This time, Wu Xin wanted to find a place to rest.

"Okay, just do as you say." Wu Xin's answer overjoyed the Gbio knight, and surprised the female knight Devreich.

"But it's too dangerous! We can continue to walk a little longer, and if we are tired, we will be able to get to Tripoli. She refuted loudly and complained to Wu Xin in person. Sibo. This Gbio knight is a treacherous villain, and he clearly cares about the overall situation for his own self................"

When she said this, she was ready to have a good fight with the Gbio Knight, but Wu Xin blocked her back before Gbio could speak.

"We don't have supplies, and we don't have enough food." Wu Xin's explanation was very reluctant, but his attitude was extremely tough, and he waved his hand to let the enraged Gbio knight carry out his orders. "Continue the march tonight, and tomorrow the residents will be able to rest in Tripoli for a day, and then set up their tents in the evening when the temperature is cold."

The female knight Deverichy argued a few more words, but Wu Xin never changed her attitude, and further made a stern request: "This is the final decision, you think about it, before midnight, you must think about it." ”

Wu Xin's words made the female knight Deverichy know that she had missed the point, but until Wu Xin reached the back end of the team, she still had no clue at all.

Fortunately, it was still quite a long time before midnight, and she could think slowly.

The reason why this is explained to the female knight Deverichy is that Wu Xin is actually cultivating a usable agent for himself.

Wu Xin nodded, then looked back at Cassano sitting in the carriage, the knight had consumed too much in the hunt for the half-ogre last night, and now he couldn't even ride a horse.

He is not sick, even if it is tuberculosis or even cancer, Wu Xin will not be so helpless.

Even if it is difficult to find a high-ranking priest of sufficient rank outside the Roman Church, he can sell iron to make up 15,000 or even 20,000 thalers, and there will definitely be a certain cardinal archbishop who is desperate for money and does not care about the wrath of the Pope to treat Cassano.

But this is not the case.

Cassano's problem is physical aging.

The samurai who are close to the protector of the country, the limit life span is mostly around ** ten years, Cassano is just a person in his fifties and is far from the limit of his lifespan, but the wear and tear in the battle of Buda and the diseases on his body make him unable to live to this age.

Cassano needed "core" level nutrients to maintain combat effectiveness, and "protector" level nutrients to prolong his life, these potions were too expensive, even if he had a small force to rely on, it would be difficult to afford.

The "Blessed Wheat Concentrate" that made Delia extremely excited could last her for a year, and each serving was worth nearly a thousand thalers. However, it is only one of the "elite-grade" nutrients.

Cassano is in full supply of this substance, and several of the most nutritious fish in the Mediterranean are currently available to him. But this did not prolong his life.

Another way to prolong his life is for him to break through on his own and reach the "Protector" level, which is extremely rare for a core-level samurai who has not been able to obtain "core-level" nutrients for a long time, and breaks through at the end of his life. It's almost impossible.

Seeing Wu Xin coming, Cassano also put forward the same opinion as the female knight Deverich: "The march at night is too reluctant, our soldiers are okay, and those people who are entangled are not easy to deal with." It's too much of a risk for me. ”

Wu Xin's attitude towards the Cassano Knight was more gentle, but he did not give in: "This is the conclusion that has been fully discussed, Knight Cassano, don't say it anymore, this is what we can do for you in the end." ”

"The immigrants from Austria are coming, and His Royal Highness the Regent will not leave me alone." The Cassano knights still have a little expectation for Ladislaus. "He should have given me some more high-quality core-level nutrients, and Spain controls the oceans. The Ocean Fleet is not only about bringing back specialties from the New World, but also about the powerful lives captured along the way. The emperor will give some to Austria, and the whale fat he gave me last time should be the way it came from. ”

"Maybe he will squeeze a little more Spanish supplies to you, but the whole of Europa is well aware of Austria's financial situation, and the loss of Buda is equivalent to the loss of most of the Danube's aquatic products and the abundant aquatic grass along the banks, and it will be difficult for him to supply his high-ranking warriors. We can't pin our hopes on the Austrian side, the last whale fat must have put the regency under great pressure. Wu Xin said with a sneer. Not to mention you know. That lady was very vocal in the distribution of supplies in Spain, and she could not really forget the remnants of us Flame Lords who refused to stay in Malta after escaping from Buda. It would be nice if she didn't come and deal with me directly. If she hadn't interfered with my supply again, she would have gone completely insane. ”

"Huh............ Ho Ho ................ "Listening to Wu Xin's cold joke, Cassano laughed at first, but then began to cough violently.

Wu Xin patted him on the back on the horse, and then helped him lie down.

"By the way, I had a weird feeling last night............. Wu Xin also mentioned another thing.

"Do you feel like you can see the light clearly?" Cassano's answer. It means that he also had the same dream. "It should be the lighthouse of Sazastan that has started work."

"So fast?!" Wu Xin was incredulous at Sazastan's efficiency.

"In the beginning, he didn't need any construction, Sazastan was a genius, he always had a lot of ideas." After Cassano finished speaking tiredly, Wu Xin nodded and left, he still had a lot of things to arrange.

……………….

The knight D'Ulrichy pondered for a long time, and when night fell completely, she still had no clue.

She couldn't think anymore, she was busy keeping order in the migrants.

The immigrants struggled to endure the lack of food and water along the way, although it was difficult, but after all, the distance was not long, and the walking speed was not fast, and Wu Xin also provided some carriages to pull some of their heaviest belongings.

But they had no idea that they would have to travel overnight, and they complained to the soldiers of the Knights Hospitaller and the nomads of the Godafi tribe, asking for rest for the women and children in the procession.

After getting no response, some young adults made a noise, but Wu Xin resolutely ignored them.

Some of the migrants were going to turn around and return to Zuwara, and they knew from Wu Xin's attitude that they would not have a good time going to Tripoli and would rather return to Zuwara, which was threatened by ogres.

Wu Xin didn't stop them, and let them leave, but let the female knight Deverichy not let them make a noise, and let them leave quietly.

Unaware of the fact that the journey back was not at all, the suffering did not even begin after they returned to Zuwara.

In the desert at night, danger has struck. (To be continued.) )