After the battle, Reilly began to use the necromancer's secret technique to overtake the dead, and Richard quickly took stock of the battlefield.

No one on Richard's side was killed in this battle, and seventy-nine enemy fighters were either killed or wounded, and only two of them still had their limbs intact.

While interrogating the captives, Richard ran into some trouble. The fighters were very tough, and they refused to answer any questions. However, from the shouting and scolding of these people, Richard could also discern some information. First, the alarm of the alien invaders came from the oracle, and secondly, Sir Goyo led only the advance force, and there was a baron behind him.

This meant that Richard and the others were confronted with an organized and planned encirclement and suppression. Therefore, when the portal opens, the enemy immediately launches a surprise attack. If it weren't for Reilly's timely summoning of ten water elementals, the team would most likely be broken up and left in a separate position.

Richard and Quicksand looked at each other and frowned. The enemy in front of him has a strong faith and a true oracle, which is not good news for the priest. Moreover, the interrogation will become much more difficult. Now, though, there is something more important that must be confirmed.

"Where's our forward base?" asked Richard. Originally, the portal was supposed to be inside the base, but it actually appeared in the woods.

At this moment, an infantry knight who had been sent out to reconnoiter came back and said, "Lord Richard, you have found a base......!" There's not a single person in there!"

The forward base was less than a kilometer away, and the foot knight couldn't explain it for a long time, so Richard decided to go over and see for himself. If there's something he doesn't understand, quicksand will probably understand.

However, when they actually stood at the door of the forward base, Richard was stunned. The always indifferent quicksand was also a little stunned, and Erin and Minnie opened their mouths in surprise.

The so-called forward base is, to put it bluntly, a small village surrounded by high walls, plus three towering arrow towers. In the center of the base, a stone minaret stands, and it is the most important structure in the entire base: the Time Lighthouse.

According to previously obtained information, the base should contain seventeen advance party members and twenty-five tamed natives. And now, there was no sound in the forward base, it was so quiet that it was frighteningly quiet, and the flame of time that should have burned at the top of the lighthouse for many years was extinguished. The gates of the base are wide open, from which dozens of houses of various sizes can be seen.

As soon as Richard wanted to go in, he was stopped by Reilly: "In this case, you should let the cannon fodder go to explore the way first." As he spoke, he pointed forward with his right hand and summoned more than a dozen skeleton soldiers.

Richard understood, and summoned four ferocious boars.

After the cannon fodder entered the base, Richard and others followed. At this time, Reilly summoned several dragon flies as sentinels to avoid being attacked.

Richard looked at Reilly in amazement and asked, "You have too many summons, right?"

"Isn't that a good thing?" said Reilly, laughing.

“...... That's right, too. Richard shook his head and asked no more. Everyone has their own secrets, and since Reilly doesn't want to tell, he won't get to the bottom of it.

Ten minutes later, Richard looked inside and out of the advance base. When people gathered in the open space in the center of the base, their faces became very unsightly.

This forward base is fully equipped, including private houses, taverns, barracks, granaries, armory, blacksmith shops, and alchemy laboratories...... These buildings can meet almost everything in the early days of the Plane War. However, there is no one in the base now. Piles of clothes were scattered on the floor, and the person who was supposed to be wearing them was gone.

Seeing this strange situation, most of the people were a little frightened, they subconsciously clenched their weapons, and their eyes kept looking around, as if a group of monsters would emerge from the corner in the next moment.

Quicksand walked to the Time Lighthouse standing on the side of the clearing, reached out and stroked the carved patterns on the tower, felt it carefully, and said, "All the power of time is gone, and it is impossible to repair it with my current strength." On top of that, the flame of time in the lighthouse has also been extinguished, which means that we have lost our vital dimensional coordinates. Therefore, there is no possibility for us to return to the Norland continent for the time being, and the people there will not be able to find our place. ”

"Are we lost?" Minnie exclaimed in despair. Without the dimensional coordinates, they don't know how long they're going to stay in this unfamiliar plane.

"Don't be so pessimistic, it's not time to despair yet. Reilly smiled and said, "Obviously, we have come to a plane suitable for human survival. Moreover, judging from Mr. Gaoyo's title and strength, it is very likely that this is a high-level plane with a power ceiling exceeding that of the legend!"

Richard said calmly, "Obviously, this is definitely not our original destination. ”

Quicksand said lightly: "What is certain is that the target of our plane teleportation this time has been shifted, and the forward base that originally carried the plane coordinates was brought to this unfamiliar plane. And under the turbulence of time, everyone in the base disappeared, so we saw piles of clothes scattered on the ground. ”

"Why?" asked Richard, frowning. With clear coordinates and the priests of the Eternal Dragon Hall accompanying him, how could such a thing happen?

Quicksand thought for a moment and said, "It could have been an accident, or maybe someone had interfered with our teleportation. As far as I know, there is a certain pattern implied in the divine gifts of the dragon of eternity and time, and some ancient families can even choose the divine gifts within a certain range. However, this will reduce the original Divine Grace by one or two levels. Richard, you should think carefully about who would pay such a big price for killing you. ”

Richard's brow furrowed, remembering the assassination attempt by the Joseph family. He didn't understand why it was necessary for those people to pay such a huge price when he was not yet sixteen years old, but now was not the time to care about it, so he changed the subject: "I've heard that when we open up the Alien Plane, all the natives will be very hostile to us, is that true?"

Reilly held out a finger, shook it in front of him, and said, "That's just the surface." ”

"How?"

"Our arrival is likely to cause a change in the rules of the plane, a consequence that most of the native gods cannot accept. So, those guys are bound to do everything they can to eliminate us. ”

Richard nodded thoughtfully and said, "Then, as long as we can leave the sight of the gods, it is possible to merge into this plane." ”

Reilly snapped his fingers and said, "It's that simple!"

Richard smiled bitterly and said, "The problem now is that we are about to face a baron and his army. ”

"You're right...... Oh, they're already here. ”

"What?" Richard asked, startled, "where?"

"Ten kilometers away, the number is close to three hundred. ”

Richard was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Can you probe that far?"

Reilly summoned a dragonfly again and said, "With these scouts, I can spot the enemy within fifty kilometers in advance." ”

Richard smiled happily: "Fortunately, I am not your enemy. ”