It's been three days since the team left the Temple of the Gods, and when they just left the city, several believers in the Darkmoon Temple were still excited, after all, for Tarina and the two children, it was the first time they had left the protection of the city, and everything felt new to see, even if a few small animals ran by the side of the car, they could be excited.

Soon, though, the novelty wore off, and they were bored.

Traveling can be boring, especially as a protected person.

It is forbidden to get out of the car, it is forbidden to probe the brain, and the believers are strictly confined to the car, and only when they camp and rest every day, they are allowed to get out of the car to breathe. This is not at all the same as the imaginary journey, even adults like Talina are depressed and uncomfortable, not to mention two children who are active by nature.

Fortunately, Shuer is here.

This demon-like villain in the eyes of the children forcibly suppressed all discordant voices, and any resistance to try to leave the carriage was nipped in the bud by him, and with Eddie's red and swollen ass as evidence, he would really be beaten up.

Day after day, enduring bumps every day, accompanied by the sound of rolling wheels all day long, the children were still scared at first, worried that the terrible monsters in the story would attack the convoy and eat them, but soon, they began to look forward to some monsters attacking, so that at least it would be a little more lively, not to mention that those knights in full steel armor looked very powerful, and they should not be afraid of those monsters.

It's a pity that it backfired, for three days in a row, there were no major battles, and the most encountered were those hungry monsters that hunted diligently in order to prepare food for the winter, and those stupid people who didn't know whether to live or die would sometimes bump head-on, and then be solved by the knights casually, and no longer have to worry about foraging.

However, the more relaxed it was, the more vigilant the knights became, because according to the knights during the break, there was often a pattern to the battles on the road.

The first three days after leaving any city should be lively, and it is customary to break out at least ten or more large battles during these three days. The Warcraft are attracted by the traces of a large number of creatures, gathered near the city, but are suppressed by the heart of the city, and do not dare to approach the city, so they can only wander in the surrounding areas, resulting in a higher density of Warcraft around the city than in the center of the wilderness, especially in this season, the hungry Warcraft herd often falls into madness, and the beast herd, which usually does not dare to attack easily, will also take risks under the stimulation of appetite.

After three days, the frequency of attacks by the herd decreased, and gradually reached a stable state, and the biggest danger at this time, in addition to patrolling the territory or wandering around the high-level or even super-level demonic beasts, is the enemy of the same intelligent creatures.

Gangsters, bandits, and even privateer bands of some bastard lords, these outlaws haunt the wilderness all year round, reaching out to brigades and caravans in the wilderness with bloodthirsty minions. Every year, quite a few teams lose contact in the wilderness, and these victims often die not at the cws of murderous monsters, but at the swords of their more murderous kind.

This is the same law in the wilderness for thousands of years, and mercenaries tend to follow the law to arrange their defensive focus, but this time, the reality is just the opposite, and they have not encountered a single large-scale beast herd attack in three days.

This is not a good thing, any anomaly will never mean a good thing for a traveler in the wilderness, and there must be a reason behind the breaking of the law, and this reason is often more terrible than the supposed attack.

Of course, no one would tell Talina and the children about these things, even Lisa, the nominal employer, only knew a little bit from Shure's mouth, since the knights accepted the task, they would do their best, and they would never let the employer fall into unnecessary panic unless they had to, they would only bear the pressure on themselves, constantly strengthen their defenses, and be ready for the crisis to come.

It wasn't until the fourth day that the crisis finally came.

Near noon, a column of smoke suddenly rose in the distance, and the gray column of smoke was particularly conspicuous under the clear sky of late autumn, even if you were more than ten kilometers away, you could see it clearly.

At the same time, there was also the sound of the scout team's horn asking for instructions, asking if they wanted to find out.

In the habit of wilderness travelers, the smoke column undoubtedly means a distress signal, and when the team encounters an irresistible danger, the traveler will often light the wolf smoke and pin their last hope on a colleague who may pass by.

Of course, this is an additional burden for the passing team, being in the wilderness is always facing danger, and it is not enough to use all the strength to protect themselves, not to mention the need to allocate a part to help the distress seekers, it stands to reason that no one wants to pay attention to the distress signals of these strangers.

However, there is a conventional rule in the wilderness, there is no overseer, everything is done by conscience.

There is only one rule, once you see a distress signal, as long as you can, you must try your best to rescue.

This rule is actually similar to the rescue rules at sea, everyone goes deep into the wilderness, they are all in a state of isolation, no matter how strong the team, there is a possibility of encountering a catastrophe, and no one can be sure that they are exceptions.

Therefore, in this case, maintaining this rule and doing your best to save people is actually a kind of self-help, as long as the rules are fixed, then there is hope, and when you encounter a crisis and are on the verge of death in the future, maybe someone will come to help.

It is a tacit understanding, and over the centuries, more and more people have followed it, and in this day and age, almost all travelers in the wilderness have followed this rule, at least, not on the surface.

Of course, the Dark Mercenary Regiment, which regarded itself as a knight, should not be disobeyed, but Captain Darker still asked Shuer's opinion first.

After all, they are the protectors of the employer, and everything should be given priority to the orders of the employer, at this time, saving people in the past is tantamount to asking for trouble, which will undoubtedly affect the interests of the employer, so even if the knights want to go again, they must also take the opinion of the employer first.

Fortunately, the employer's opinion is that there is no opinion, and if you want to see it, you can go there.

This simply surprised Dark, who was quite prejudiced against Shul, he didn't think that Shul would become such a good talker, especially with his sister present, this bastard himself admitted that in order not to put his precious sister in danger, even if the whole world died in front of him, he would not care.

In fact, not only Dark, but even Lisa herself was a little surprised, but how could the girl show it, her brother is always right, and those who don't admit it have absolutely no human rights.

Receiving a positive answer, the convoy slowed down slightly, and the scout team quickly moved to the place of the incident. However, before they could get close to the location of the incident, the news of the scout team came back again.

It is impossible to judge, and it is necessary to replace the high-level commander in person so that decisions can be made based on the scene.

Obviously, the scouts encountered an unexpected situation, and they can only delegate the power of judgment to their superiors.

Because of this, the Tulip Knight, who has stronger combat effectiveness and higher authority, will lead the team to set off without asking, and the scout team returns unscathed, which means that the danger is not high, and since she needs to be on the scene to inspect before making a decision, there is no need to understand the situation in advance, and understanding in advance may become a kind of misleading, so it is better to observe it directly.

Therefore, although Marlene was curious about what the experienced Crescent Moon Knight could not judge, she still passed by her companions and rushed into the wilderness without looking back.

Duck was just as curious, and he didn't jump on the roof of the car until the cunning bastard in the carriage was just as curious.

The answer is truly unexpected.

"The source of the distress signal is a large camp of more than 100 people, visually guarded by caravans and their mercenaries. ”

"There were no attackers in sight, no caravan members in sight, only wolf smoke calling for help, burning in the center of the camp. ”

"We looked over from a dirt slope and the inside of the camp was in order, there was no chaos left after the attack, as if everyone was hiding. ”

"But the outside of the camp was littered with messy footprints, as if countless people had passed over it, and they had passed it repeatedly. ”

"We didn't go too deep, just circled around the camp, the camp's defenses were well done, the traps on the periphery were not activated, it didn't look like we had suffered from a foreign enemy, and from a distance, the trucks loaded with goods were parked together and didn't move. ”

"That's all?" Darker's eyebrows furrowed the more he listened, "Any other questions?"

"Also, two kilometers east of this camp, we found another small camp of about fifteen people. ”

"It's the same with that camp?"

"No, everything is fine with the small camp. ”

"Why is normal still camping?" Duck asked very vigilantly, it was already noon, according to the practice of setting off early in the morning and camping in the afternoon, it was not normal to still camp at noon, but after thinking about it, he still nodded, "Understood, parasite." ”

Parasites are a special kind of traveling group, most of them are small caravans or civilians who want to move between cities, and are reluctant to spend a lot of money to hire enough mercenaries or simply have no money to hire people, so they take risks and go into the wilderness with only a little protection, and gamble their lives with the dangerous wilderness.

Of course, these people are not stupid, they will not do anything that is sure of death, and they dare to break into the wilderness like this, naturally they have their own way of survival.

That's parasitism.

These small teams, often far behind the large teams, use the deterrent power of the large teams to protect themselves, therefore, they must keep pace with the schedules of the large teams, and today the large teams are not moving out, and of course the parasites can't go if they want to.

"So there was a problem with the big camp this morning at the latest?"

"Yes. ”