In the temporary camp, the members of the expedition team clenched their weapons in both hands, listening to the roar and roar of the monsters in the depths of the darkness gradually moving away, and the tense strings in their hearts never dared to relax. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It wasn't until Lu Bin and Altea came together, with traces of bloody battles all over their bodies, that they found neat cheers after a short silence.

Later, Lu Bin came to the campfire and announced to the members of the expedition that the monsters from the Tosephine River Valley had united to destroy the temporary camp, but they were suspicious and wary of each other, giving them a chance to defeat each other, and finally successfully expelled the monsters.

The remaining members of the expedition cheered again, but there were also a few people who knew the details, such as the generals Edmer and the sage Proclus, who analyzed the battle from a rational and objective standpoint.

After all, the petrified brute bulls in the mud swamp, with only four heads, crippled the expedition team that was fully staffed, and the monsters that came at night just now, judging from the sound, were definitely not less than ten, and they were easily repelled by the "First Warrior" and Althee.

"Is it really that far apart?" Edmer and Procles looked at each other, both seeing the bitter smiles on each other's faces.

The continuous cheers were slightly lowered, Lu Bin stretched out his hand and pressed lightly, and then arranged two shifts of people to keep vigil, and the members of the expedition team who were ordered by him did not have any doubts, immediately raised their hands and quickly stood up.

"In the first half of the night, I and some of the wounded were in charge, and the others hurried to rest, and in the second half of the night, the guards were changed in order. Don't complain, in fact, the wounded need to rest more, don't call it tired, I am the most tired person. ”

After speaking, Lu Bin looked at the citizens from Shangcheng District around him, and calmly ordered: "Altea, you are responsible for the second half of the night, don't let the bonfire go out." ”

The members of the expedition team were already prepared in their hearts, after all, in the battle just now, being called over by Lu Bin himself was enough to prove the strength of Altheia, and only those who guarded the middle of the night could rest assured that a powerful warrior was in charge.

The cold night passed quietly, and when the rising sun in the east sprayed a brilliant light to the earth, the calendar of the temporary camp finally turned a new page.

The good news came one after another, and the first thing Lu Bin did when he woke up was to arrange people to search for the monster corpses that he had successfully killed last night, and even sent mounts to hang armored barbarian pigs to accompany him and act as the main force of pack beasts.

The wounded with broken tendons and fractures, after applying the manniu bone marrow paste to the wounds, the effect is very significant, such as the general Idemo thigh fracture, after last night's rest, has been greatly improved, it is estimated that it will not take long to heal and come back.

The others were also seriously wounded and turned into minor wounds, and those who were lightly wounded could no longer see the wounds, and Procles's wisdom was recognized by all, and the roast meat used as breakfast was distributed before him to the fattest tenderloin.

After a sumptuous breakfast, the members of the expedition began to dismantle the tents and prepare for the departure home.

At the end of the day, reinforcements from Atlas City arrived at the makeshift camp, and the members of the expedition sped up sharply, discarding everything that could be discarded, in addition to the necessary weapons and equipment, the remains of their partners, and proof of merit.

The number of reinforcements was equal to that of the expedition members, only thirty percent were citizens of the upper city, and the rest were gentiles from the middle city, who witnessed the tragedy of the expedition and saw their merits, and at the same time saw their merits, and the mountains of monster corpses piled up, and did not know what to say.

As a first-hand witness, Altea knew everything that had happened, but he couldn't tell the truth that all the monsters had been killed by Anglo, the beast fighter, which was incredible.

Reinforcements took over all the baggage, and although all the members of the expedition were wounded, the speed of the march increased greatly due to the removal of the burden, and they returned to Atlas City in the evening.

There was no lively scene of welcome in the middle of the road, no celebration of flowers and salutes, only the smoke-filled city and the solemn expressions on the faces of the guards of the city walls.

"It's really lonely!" Lu Bin couldn't help but say, expressing the depression in his heart. Unexpectedly, his opening broke the dullness of the ranks, and the generals, Edmer and Procles the Sage, began to talk in whispers.

At this time, the veterans of Shangcheng District had already received information on the battles and merits of the expedition through their own channels. The mere eradication of petrified brutes shocked those who wielded the power and knew the truth about the wilderness, not to mention the mountains of monster corpses.

The upper echelons of Atlas City, after a brief silence, did not know what to do with the expedition and argued, with hard-line senators and moderate senators at odds with each other.

The latter was ready to grant the three Gentiles honorary citizenship as agreed, but the former was adamantly opposed, believing that the monsters in the Thorsephine River valley had not been cleared and that the establishment of a stronghold for reclamation had to be delayed again, and he was angry at the expeditionary force that still maintained its combat strength.

The centrist elders tried to reconcile the opinions of both sides and tried to reach a compromise consensus, but unfortunately neither could convince the other, and the matter was delayed.

"Our expedition conquered the wilderness, eradicated ten monsters before and after, and returned to Atlas City with the booty, but like the remnants of a defeated battle, we entered the house in disgrace, don't we think we have killed enough?"

I don't know who released the rumor, but the Midtown, which is dominated by foreigners, spread this kind of heart-wrenching rumor before nightfall, and under the instigation of well-intentioned people, it quickly plugged in the wings of rumors, and spread through word of mouth channels throughout all the urban areas of Atlas City.

When the senators learned of the situation, they finally could not sit still, and they immediately stopped arguing, and quickly reached a consensus: to stop the rumors immediately, at least to ensure that in the upper town, such nonsense would not be heard.

"The expedition to conquer the monsters of the wilderness is entirely for the sake of the rich rewards, and if the merit is rewarded now, who will die in the future, and who will believe in the written decree. ”

Shaking the credibility of the Atlas City officials and pushing the ruling elders into a corner, although the rumors stop at the wise, the centrifugal trend of the Gentiles is intensifying.

After all, the people who died were all the best in the Central District, and those who were not supported by the family were widely implicated, and thirty families, nearly two hundred foreigners, were directly related, and the number accounted for one-tenth of the Central District.

It's a pity that the patriarch of the government was also provoked by the rumors that spread one after another, and ordered the temple guards led by famous nobles to enter the Midtown to receive the corpses of monsters.

The slight obstruction, directly crushed by the bronze weapons of the nobles, the Gentiles saw the maintenance of order in Atlas City, the strongest regular army, the noise of dissatisfaction was slightly lowered, and the rumors spread in the shadows became more and more bizarre.

The public opinion and interests of the Central City District were directly ignored by the Shangcheng District Civic Group, and the elders of the various factions insisted on an uncompromising attitude and adopted the operation method of not admitting the account, which discouraged all the gentiles who were expecting it.

The slight turmoil faded the next day, and all kinds of bizarre rumors had gone away, except for the families of the expedition members who had fallen into the wilderness, but there were still people who were willing to talk about it in private.

After all, Gentiles are creatures who live in the moment and know the cruelty of reality, and even if some people are very close to the citizens, they themselves know very well: in Shangcheng District, neither the ruling patriarchs, the noble nobles, nor the ordinary citizens regard the Gentiles as "their own people".

After this incident, Lu Bin can be regarded as understanding part of the "truth" of the facts. He didn't care about the status of an honorary citizen at all, and he had already made up his mind to base himself in Atlas City and continue to explore the new world in depth, including the hidden divine power order, as well as the underlying laws.

Seven days after the remnants of the expedition returned to Atlas City, the ruling patriarch dug up the earliest initiator of the rumor, an ordinary Gentile who worked as a farmer, through pre-planted eyeliners, and after torture and interrogation, finally pried open his mouth and learned his motive: it was completely out of a sense of belonging to Atlas City, and a very simple concept of reward and punishment.

The papyrus stained with traces of blood and tears, the interrogation record on it was like a slap in the face, and someone finally realized that things had become tricky.