Sometimes, we just want to live in peace, but disaster can befall us inadvertently.

It may be a disease, it may be a natural disaster that cannot be helped, or it may be for no reason**.

This is the case with the more than 50 inhabitants of this nameless mountain village, who have nothing to do with the world, and who have enough to support themselves with the products and other things they get from the mountains and forests.

When it comes to disasters, they take refuge in the town of Tieya, which is not far away, and when the disaster passes, they return to their homes and continue to live an ordinary life.

They never had a grudge against anyone, but in the end they died in their own homes for no apparent reason.

It is even possible that you don't even know how you left this world.

For all the dead died in their beds in their own homes, killed in deep sleep.

Even the hounds, the hunters' best companions of the Northlands, were not spared, but their deaths were not as miserable as their masters.

Jason and Hassan stood in a private house, his expression calm, but his eyes were full of anger.

"The bodies of these people don't look like they died recently, do they?"

He turned his gaze to Hassan's face beside him, and his tone was a little reproachful, he was annoyed that there was such a big thing, and the black crow didn't even know about it.

Because the temperature in the northern winter is destined to make it difficult for the corpse, the final result is to become this dry corpse state, but the time will be very long, but there is no dust accumulation on the furniture in the house, which makes Jason a little puzzled.

"The blood and the water in the body are absorbed to the bare bite, either there are monsters haunting them, or there are extraordinary powerhouses who practice evil arts and come to the north. ”

Hassan bowed his head slightly, not meeting Jason's gaze, feeling a little ashamed.

But neither of the results he said was good news for Jason, because Ironfang's most important task at the moment was to strengthen itself and then wrestle with those in the royal city.

Whether it is a monster or a supernatural powerhouse who practices evil arts, it will be a drag on Jason to the development of his territory.

"I've been disappointed by the Crow's intelligence system this time. ”

Jason said lightly that the black crow, who invested the most manpower and material resources, actually gave himself a "surprise" so quickly, I have to say that he was really surprised, but he didn't have the slightest joy.

"It's a management mistake by my subordinates, and I will definitely clean up the black sheep in the crows when I go back. Hassan immediately fell to his knees and reassured in a deep voice, his voice filled with remorse and anger.

Remorse for his carelessness, anger at some of the members of the Rooks who are slacking off on their tasks.

"Well, you can make a plan in your own heart, I still need the power of the crow at the moment, but if it still can't satisfy me in the future, then the crow is not far from disbanding. Jason said lightly.

This can't be blamed for being too strict, but a mistake in intelligence often leads to the sacrifice of countless people, so he can't gamble, and he can't afford to gamble.

"The subordinates understand. Hassan did not look up and replied in a low voice.

"Let's go to the homes of the other residents and see if there's anything new. Jason glanced at the body on the bed again and couldn't help but sigh.

The dead will have to wait until the truth is revealed before they can be laid to rest, but Jason plans to cremate them all in the future to avoid any other incidents.

The two of them walked out of the small courtyard, and the outside of the village was full of heavily armed soldiers, and three hundred soldiers arrived shortly after Jason and the others arrived.

Having taken over the work of the vigilante and taking full control of the insiders, the news here must not be spread until it is resolved.

Soon after, Jason and Hassan returned to the tent they had set up outside the village, and they went to several more homes, but found nothing.

There were no wounds on the corpses, and none of the dead villagers had any traces of their struggles, as if a big hand had taken away all the lives of these people in an instant.

A thick cloud hung over Jason's mind, and Hassan's face was as ugly as he was, because he finally knew why the crow hadn't gotten the news.

Because in a corner of the village he found a curled up corpse, the important thing is that the corpse has a black crow sign on its body.

But there was not the slightest trace of a fight around, which means that the black hand that caused all this took the life of a skilled killer in an instant.

It is precisely because of this that he discovered another mistake in the crow's system, that is, he did not have a complete grasp of the traces of his subordinates, so that even if someone defected, they might not be able to find out at the first time.

"My lord, these people must have died a week ago. Hassan whispered that this was the conclusion he had drawn from the dead livestock.

The murderer didn't seem to be very interested in the blood of livestock, so most of the carcasses were preserved intact.

“......”

Jason sat down in a seat, his head propped up with his left hand and frowned.

He couldn't think of preventing this from happening again for a while, because they didn't get any useful information.

Although it was a feasible solution to go to other villages with small populations and wait for rabbits, he did not dare to guarantee that the people he sent would survive, and the result would probably be like the members of the black crows who died in the corner.

"Let the hounds search first, and if that doesn't work, step up patrols between villages for the time being. After thinking to no avail, Jason said helplessly.

"Yes, sir. "Hassan is also a little weak, and that's all he can do for now, this kind of enemy hidden in the shadows is the most disgusting.

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At night, outside the mountains north of Ironfang, a team of ten mercenaries is baking in front of a campfire, and they have received an assignment from a large merchant half a month ago to hunt snow foxes in the ice field, because one of the great merchant's lovers longs to have a coat made of snow fox skin.

However, it is difficult to find such a commodity as Snow Fox Fur in the market, because few Northlanders are willing to hunt such beautiful creatures, so the merchant who is extremely fond of this lover has issued this quest in the Mercenary Guild in Ironfang.

A snow fox skin was exchanged for fifteen gold coins, and the mercenary captain named Joe and his team stood out from the crowd of competitors and received the task.

"Now we can live well when we return to Ironfang, and the reward for this mission is enough for us to start a small business. ”

Joe grinned wide, revealing his yellowed front teeth, and laughed as they had been lucky enough to hunt eight snow foxes on this mission.