Ruby said that he was not worried, but he was actually a little worried in his heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although theoretically speaking, it is impossible for those cultists to cross thousands of mountains and rivers and run from the southernmost part of the merchant faction's sphere of influence to the northernmost part to find trouble with the exploration team, an important characteristic of the cultists is that they are "crazy." One of these guys counts as one, and all of them are crazy, nothing more than crazy madmen, irascible madmen, silent madmen, or calm madmen...... Nothing more.

It is of course not impossible to use the idea of "theoretically" to deduce the behavior of madmen, but it is absolutely unreliable. If a madman can do things according to common sense, is he still called a madman?

So even if it's almost two thousand miles away, there is still a possibility that there will be cultists who come here to make trouble.

It's like on Earth, everybody knows that the base camp of terrorists is in the Middle East, and then where on the planet can they escape their poison? Probably the penguins in Antarctica and the cacti in the Sahara don't have to worry about being bombed......

The cultists' ability to act is unimaginable to ordinary people.

So Ruby quietly strengthened the camp and contacted several adventurers to set up a permanent secret post at the foot of the hill leading to the camp.

He knew that maybe it would be redundant, but if he didn't, he wasn't sure.

In fact, even if he did, he still didn't feel very sure.

A few days later, the follow-up news came.

The clergy of the Church of the Lord of Justice (God of Law) encountered the cultists, and both sides fought a fierce battle, with heavy losses on both sides. In the midst of the fierce battle, the cultists took out a special golem that looked unremarkable but was able to harness positive energy - meaning that it was made from the flesh and blood of a celestial creature, and perhaps even directly transformed into its current form using a powerful celestial creature as a raw material.

The combat effectiveness of that "Celestial Golem" is not particularly high, but in group combat, its auxiliary effect is really outstanding. If it weren't for its help, it would have been impossible for the cultists with their brains to fight the disciplined, well-trained, and well-equipped holy warriors.

Eventually, the "Celestial Golem" fled with a few of the remaining cultists, and those who failed to escape were all sacrificed as sacrifices. If it weren't for the experienced paladins led by the priests and the complete destruction of them in time, I am afraid that they would summon something extremely terrifying.

"So, the matter is over?" said Ruby to the adventurer who had come to report the news, "can we rest easy?"

"I think it's okay. The adventurer said, "The cultists are gone, and although there are still a few fish that have slipped through the net, there is no way to make any big tricks." And even if they escaped this time, there would still be clergy chasing them - at present, the merchant faction and the aristocratic faction have united and offered a very high reward, and the head of a cultist can be exchanged for five hundred gold coins, which is simply a head made of gold!"

"There must be a lot of adventurers looking for and hunting them down, right?"

"Yes. The adventurer said, "I also participated in the chase before, but I found that there were many monks and few porridges, and hundreds of adventurers tracked down the whereabouts of a few people, and I don't know who can hit the luck." I searched for a few days but couldn't find it, so I discussed it with a few friends, and simply chose a direction for each of them, and sold the news. ”

Along the way, he peddled detailed information about the "cultist rebellion" everywhere he went. As a front-line member who personally participated in the pursuit and killing of cultists, he was quite clear about the cause and effect of the whole incident, as well as the details of several battles, and he made a lot of money by peddling information.

Ruby was completely relieved and removed the sentry.

Although the storm did not engulf the exploration team, and in the end it was only a false alarm, but it made him feel deeply uneasy.

In the evening of the same day, he submitted a report to the Ministry of Mines of the Northwest Republic, which said: In view of the current unstable situation in the gold coin federation, it is recommended to increase the manpower and complete the joint exploration work as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary risks.

"We need to increase our headcount. In an underground cavern, the mangled golem said, "There are not enough people." ”

Nearby, several corpses in black robes lay on their backs, completely stiff.

"These guys don't have good brains and are really troublesome to use. A voice sounded beside it, "Maybe we should consider finding someone else." ”

"What other mad people can we find besides them?" the golem's voice was calm and hoarse, but it revealed a sense of distress, "If we want to carry out our plan, we must find people who are fierce and evil enough. I can't think of any more murderous and evil person in the world. ”

"But they're not easy to take advantage of. ”

The golem sighed: "There are pros and cons to everything, these guys are not all the way with us after all, and it is not easy to use them to wreak havoc." It is impossible to want them to be completely obedient. ”

"But they're going to shoot at you...... The reason is actually because of the clash of camps, I have never seen such a ridiculous situation!"

"This reason is actually quite sufficient, didn't we fight for this reason back then......"

"But we will never turn against each other because of a conflict with the opposing camp when we have to rely on others to save our lives. The voice raised slightly, "It's not stubbornness, it's brain-dead!"

"If you're not brain-dead enough, who's going to do something for me and make trouble for me because of something like 'I can provide you with convenient transportation?'" the golem asked rhetorically.

The voice fell silent, and after a moment it asked, "What are you going to do next?"

"You're the one in charge, you decide what to do, and I'll help. "Of course, if you're going to give me an idea, I'm going to find some more place to attack - maybe the nobles and the merchants can cooperate now, but if I keep attacking, sooner or later I'll provoke a conflict between them." ”

"But...... How long will it take?" the voice sighed, "we've been delaying it for too long. ”

"It can't be helped, the hidden identity operation, it's too restrictive for us. Otherwise, we can easily launch a massive attack on the merchant faction with just a few devout believers. ”

"No! my lord's command is absolute!"

"yes, so I'll have to take my time. White light flowed from the golem's body, and in the light, the damage in various places slowly recovered, "When I repair this body, I will continue to act." ”

"I'm going to get things done as soon as possible. The current situation does not allow me to play the role of a princess any longer. ”

With that, with a light breeze, something suddenly disappeared.

The golem sighed deeply and sat down.

Inside the cave, it was as silent as a graveyard. (To be continued.) )