The tired army slept and rested for two days before regaining high morale again.

The sunset in the evening always has a charm that makes people feel intoxicated.

The warm breeze gently brushed the curtains and then slowly receded, leaving behind the chirping, rhythmic chirping of birds, which sounded so pleasant.

Tang Ruiyi, who opened his eyes again, was woken up by a rapid shout, and the dim sunlight shone on his face through the glass.

He lay quietly on the bed for more than ten seconds before he regained his senses from a deep sleep.

Savaka was already standing by the bedside, silently waiting.

"What's going on?" he calmly took a basin of warm water and wiped his face, knowing that the wizard wouldn't bother him if there wasn't something important.

"Aren't you the spiders coming again?"

"No, Your Majesty, it's much more serious than that," Savarka said with a solemn face, "and there's something wrong with our water supply. ”

"What!" he slammed to his feet, so hard that the basin was flipped to the ground.

The barren swamp has always been a forbidden area for intelligent life, and there are many reasons for this———— strange and strange plague insects, invisible and colorless dense poisonous gases, and the fickle climate, and the most important thing is the extremely scarce water source, the seemingly clear green wave hides countless mite eggs and parasites with hair thickness, if you drink it directly! The end is nothing more than two kinds———— immediate death and turning into a hive in painful torment!

Because of this, he has always paid attention to the safety of the water source, and built many ditches and wells near the castle, but now there is a problem!

The more he thought about it, the more Tang Ruiyi felt that the situation was serious. He resisted the urge to rush to the scene of the incident immediately, and the instructions were issued through Savaka.

He first focused on what he had to do now, after all, it would be okay to survive until next month with their water reserves, and the most urgent question facing the border kingdom now was who the murderer was.

Since the first migrations arrived, a steady stream of displaced people from far and wide who were forced to make ends meet arrived in the Everglades.

In order to absorb this group of future kingdom living forces, Tang Ruiyi asked the village chief Mike to arrange them all outside the south city wall, where a long string of wooden sheds had been erected for the displaced people to live temporarily.

Combined with the goblin laborers in the mills, the total number of inhabitants of the kingdom has reached a respectable two hundred, and this number would likely rise even more if it weren't for the strong measures taken by the lords who felt something was wrong to suppress those who were waiting to flee.

There is nothing wrong with supplying these people's food, after all, the food reserves in the storage room have been maintained at a very stable standard since half a month ago, but the water problem is obviously a big problem.

It's spring, and the climate in the swamp is hot and humid, and the fields often have to be used to provide irrigation in addition to the water consumed every day, so the already scarce water is even more scarce.

If this problem cannot be solved quickly, I am afraid that most people will not survive the long drought period, and even when they first crossed over, they were faced with the difficult situation of asking for money and no one to ask for people, and no one died because of lack of water.

In other words, he must spend the next month solving the problem of water and housing for the population.

Tang Ruiyi rubbed his temples, paced for a moment, and began to instruct Savaka: "Didn't Yan Rong say that he found an underground river near the ore vein? Send a few people to follow him to investigate, and if it is feasible, build a temporary well, and save the usual water if it can be saved." ”

He also changed part of his patrol mission to find new water sources, after all, in addition to the wells, there are many strange plants hidden in the swamp, which are completely different from the tender counterparts of the outside world, and the external plants that grow under the conditions of rich nutrients and high ash content based on groundwater recharge have fragile root systems, such as reeds, mosses, alders, and lupus.

However, swamp plants that grow under the conditions of nutrient poverty and low ash content mainly fed by atmospheric precipitation are constantly facing the stress of survival, so they have evolved extremely special adaptations under the survival of the fittest for thousands of years: some even have the ability to store water in the body, such as sphagnum moss and juniper blonde moss, which can squeeze out a large amount of delicious sap with a light squeeze.

At this moment, Shen Feng suddenly knocked on the door and walked in.

"Look, water," his already cold face was now even more cold, "green, poisonous, eyes." ”

I have to say that talking to Shenfeng requires strong imagination and logical thinking skills.

He turned his eyes to Savarka, who shrugged his shoulders and began to translate: "It seems that Shenfeng has found the source of the water pollution, and the toxin caused the water to turn green, so it is very conspicuous. ”

Grinning, Tang Ruiyi didn't say anything, put down the things in his hand and followed Shen Feng to the scene of the incident, this is a wheat field near the ditch, the rancid green is constantly spreading around the ditch, and the entire waterway is dyed with turbidity and rolling waves, and the smell is unbearable, and there are foam floating on the water surface, and occasionally one or two weak frogs jump out of the water, which is also skinny.

The original golden wheat of the original people has withered, like a sick old man, fragile and rotten.

He pulled out a tuft of wheat, and clearly saw the strange lines running up the veins.

Four heavily armed foot soldiers were on guard, bowing slightly in respect of him and getting out of the way.

"Who's in charge of guarding the water?" he said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty! The guards have always been replaced in turn, this time it was Captain Bald's turn (the captain was in charge of ten men), but they were all nowhere to be seen now. A middle-aged infantryman saluted, and then reported in a non-stop manner: "Before this, I have sent militia to block the nearby waterways and any water outlets, and at the same time, Lord Shenfeng has also gone to search for the missing people, but no progress has been made. ”

Things have actually gotten so bad, Tang Ruiyi frowned.

"Good job," he suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and patted the middle-aged infantryman's shoulder, "You did it in time, this merit is enough for you to receive the highest honor and rich reward, and I will personally award you when I go back this time." ”

"Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness, it is our duty to be born and die for Your Majesty. The middle-aged infantryman said excitedly, and the younger infantrymen behind couldn't help but show a look of annoyance, eager to replace the person who reported it with himself.

At this moment, Savaka, who was belated, was holding a thick coat in his hand: "Your Majesty, your clothes, pay attention to keeping warm. ”

Tang Ruiyi, who was anxious, took it and put it on casually, "Shenfeng, where is the location you said?"

"Come on. Shen Feng said succinctly.

Tang Ruiyi nodded, "You four come with me." ”

Under the close protection of the infantry, the group gradually penetrated deep into the contaminated wheat fields.

............

Walking on the pale green soil, there is silence all around, and the noisy insects and frogs of the past have completely disappeared.

In the distance, a corpse lay on the ground, leaving a little mottled blood on the ground, extending deep into the wheat field.

His back was a blur of flesh and blood, blood and pus, presumably wounded by an unknown strong acid, and several fingers were missing from his hands, through which the white phalanges could be seen.

The infantry quickly drew their iron swords to protect Tang Ruiyi behind them, vigilantly observing the wind and grass nearby.

A daring infantryman stepped forward to pick open the corpse, revealing a rotting face covered with wriggling maggots, and a dead silence in his empty eyes.

It seems that the time of death has been at least half a day.

"I know him, his name is Bryce, and he's a missing militiaman!" said the infantryman after a moment of careful identification.

"Damn!" After hearing this news, Tang Ruiyi's heart sank, although he had prepared for the worst before, and had done enough emergency treatment, but when he really felt the crisis of the situation at this moment, he still felt a chill in his heart, who could kill a squad of patrols silently? and caused such terrible pollution.

"Let's go!" Suddenly, Savaka's face changed, and he hurriedly spoke.

"What's wrong? What do you see?"

"That wound doesn't look like it's done by a human being, it's not an ordinary animal! It looks like some devil did it! It's scary! I think the monster must still be around!"

Tang Ruiyi was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly pushed away the wheat field and moved forward, at this moment, suddenly something like a plant's tentacles quickly stretched out, and the infantry behind him immediately cut it with a sword, but on the other side, before Savaka had time to react, he had already been prepared and dragged him away, and then he heard the sharp sound of arrows breaking through the air and an inhuman scream.

He grabbed Savaka on his back and began to gallop ———— monster's tentacles seemed to be chasing after them.

Run, Run, The scenery on both sides passed rapidly behind them, the tender green tentacles seemed to be endless, overwhelmingly wrapping around them, seeing the road ahead gradually narrowing, his eyes flashed coldly, his wrists trembled, and a blue crystal bottle was thrown high, and in the blink of an eye, he was submerged in the endless sea of tentacles

"Boom!" the freezing potion burst, and the cold air that froze through the natural enemy spread rapidly!

Countless tentacles turned into ice edges in the struggle, but in an instant, the vacant space was filled with a flood of tentacles.

The three-second pause bought them precious time to escape.

Tang Ruiyi and the four infantry didn't dare to delay at all, gritted their teeth and ran violently. Although his physique is not bad, it is really hard to drag the weak Savarka now, and it is really hard to run like this again.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up! It turned out that the exit of the wheat field was in front of him! The tentacles behind him seemed to be unwilling, and suddenly accelerated their speed.

Twenty meters, ten meters, five meters from the exit!

At this time, the middle-aged infantryman tripped over a stone and accidentally fell to the ground, and was dragged to the ground as a result.

“...... I'm too old to run. He took off his helmet and said calmly, "You are still young, and the road ahead is long, so run over quickly." ”

Several infantrymen stopped and were stunned, such a noble character made them ashamed of themselves! They all felt ashamed of their previous jealousy, one of the infantrymen even wanted to turn back to save people, but was held by their companions, bean-sized tears kept rolling in their eyes, and the middle-aged infantryman just smiled: "Remember to tell Aunt Ryle in the village, this time I may have to break my promise." ”

Damn! Tang Ruiyi turned around and happened to see this scene, his eyes were split: "Don't!" only to hear a snort behind him, the middle-aged infantry had completely disappeared into the sea of tentacles, blood droplets were flying, and the nearby tentacles were dyed blood red!

Sadness and resentment permeated the hearts of the people, but the dead had already died, and the living had to go on———— one meter and a half meters from the exit!

However, at this time, he suddenly felt that his feet were out of strength, and his body suddenly became soft, and he couldn't accumulate any strength, and he couldn't take a step at all.

It was as if he could already hear the devil's call behind him. You are only one step away from escaping, how can you fall in such a place!

He gritted his teeth and desperately pushed his body to cross the line!

As soon as his body was weak, he sat on the ground and gasped for breath regardless of the image, his throat was hot and painful, and the Savaka on his back was directly thrown out by the strong inertia, and he fell into the weeds.

The tentacles seemed to be unable to leave the wheat field, and after a while, they slowly shrank back.

The three infantrymen who had survived the death took off their helmets to reveal their sweat-soaked hair, and they hammered their chests hard, letting out a roar of "Ahhhhh

At this moment, Tang Ruiyi felt that his hand was being held, it was Shenfeng, and a trace of indescribable emotion appeared in his deep pool-like eyes: "Fire!"

He silently handed the three remaining dwarven explosives to Shenfeng, who gave him a deep look and disappeared into the wheat field.

After that, Tang Ruiyi forced himself to regain his composure, ordered the infantry to remain vigilant, and waited for the return of Shenfeng, while he and Savaka approached the ditch, and if they wanted to take revenge, they could only find out who was behind the scenes, otherwise the victims would only die in vain.

"It's like fermented phlegm," he said disgustingly, pinching his nose, "and a foul smell." ”

"It's the smell of death. Savarka seemed to be accustomed to it, he crouched down and dipped his fingers in a little contaminated water, put it in his mouth and tasted it, and immediately spit it out, although there was no lethal toxin, at most it was just a residue of pollution, but the necromantic aura contained in it was enough to kill a sturdy adult male.

"I advise you not to touch them directly with your hands," the wizard admonished, "and the concentration of pollution here is more than ten times greater than that of the outside world." ”

Since the establishment of the Wizard's Plateau, many utensils that were not previously available can be purchased for gold coins, such as anti-corrosion gloves, glass beakers, test tubes, etc., he took some contaminated samples, added a large amount of saltpeter and mercury, and then heated them to purify, and the sediment gradually coalesced into a small pale green square.

This thing caught Tang Ruiyi's attention.

"What is this?" he couldn't help but ask.

"The purest essence of the undead...... It's simply ...... Miracle!" The wizard's face showed a fervent look on his face for the first time, like a religious fanatic.

"Is there a way to remove this pollution?"

"No! It's not a pollution, it's a transformation! a more unique system of life! Yes...... The previous tentacles were simply transformed undead plants......"

In this situation, the dark green light shone on the wizard's face, which looked extremely weird, and the uneasiness in Tang Ruiyi's heart became more and more intense.

"Your Majesty, Lord Shenfeng, he's back. The infantry reported.

"Well, keep guarding the door, don't let strangers come close!" Savaka, who was left to mumble to himself, continued to study how to break the pollution.

Tang Ruiyi walked upstream alone, and through the dark vision given by the blood lizard, everything around him could be seen unobstructed.

At this moment, the infantry in charge of the guard shouted again, "Oh my God, what is that......"