"I'm sorry, Sierra Leonean senior...... I seemed to be a little impulsive just now. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Coming out of the village chief's house, on the way to the only inn in Lemonglas, Suval, who was following Frick, suddenly spoke to him. As for the so-called "sorry" in his mouth, it probably refers to the words that Flick inadvertently said when he was talking to the village chief.

Obviously, Suval's old habit of over-restraint had returned, and it was a trivial matter to Frick, but it was probably a violation of some rules for him. If Frick chooses to ignore him here, I'm afraid he will be stuck in a series of rigid cycles.

"No, it doesn't matter. ”

So he decided to take a different approach: "It's good that you behave appropriately, especially in front of the people involved in our investigations." You know, we're 'on the same level' in this operation, and if you keep acting too reserved, you might be suspicious. ”

Although it is unknown what Director Black thought about it, Suval, who was originally just a trainee, did have the status of an official scrivener during this operation. Despite the Curator's claim that he wanted Suval to gain experience with his assisted actions, Frick still wondered if he was an eye to watch him.

"Is that so...... To be honest, I don't know what I should do to become a scrivener. Suval still looked a little embarrassed when he walked up to Frick, "Especially in this work, although the order is only for us to investigate the ruins we found, but I don't know why it has become like this. ”

As he spoke, his brow furrowed as he looked in the direction of the village gate. In front of him, a number of villagers gathered near the newly built deer barges and fences on the periphery of the wall, most of them young men with rudimentary weapons.

As they approached that side, there seemed to be some argument between the villagers who were still building temporary fortifications, but because they were so far away, they could only hear a few words sporadically. However, just relying on these few words, it is probably possible to restore the root of the dispute between the two sides.

Lemongrass was a relatively poor village in every sense of the word, and even if the Gate of the North became much richer because of the adventurers, it did not improve much. In order to save more than enough to make ends meet, the villagers, who are struggling with poverty, usually gather materials in the nearby mountains and fields to trade with adventurers and merchants, many of which are precious herbs that are difficult to find during the day.

Of course, in order to ensure the safety of the villagers, after the appearance of the monster, the self-police group banned all activities to the nearby forest. Even if the villagers want to collect firewood for the night, they can only choose the day when the weather is good and go to the nearby bushes with their companions to pick it up.

This was undoubtedly a contingency against the monsters, but some villagers who lived by hunting or gathering were not happy to see their income diminished as a result. And even if the monsters didn't actually attack the village, the mere presence of them was enough to make ordinary people feel dangerous.

"yes, I didn't expect this to happen on the first day of the transfer. ”

Not to mention that Suval might be confused by such a situation, even Frick would have a big headache - whether the villagers' suspicions were true or not, even if they didn't want to connect the two monsters, there was a monster whose identity was mysterious at the same time that the adventurer discovered the ancient ruins.

Thinking like this, he couldn't help but take a few steps closer in the direction of the village gate, and the quarrel of the villagers gradually became much clearer than before. Unsurprisingly, the main point of contention between the two sides revolves around income and security, with those who advocate maintaining security having an overwhelming numerical advantage.

Therefore, the dispute did not last long before it was declared, after all, the young people of the self-police regiment occupied the righteous name of "protecting the old and weak in the village who have no combat effectiveness". The monsters kept pressing on the village to get close to the village, and if someone did anything to cause the conflict to intensify, it was probably not a situation that only some ordinary weapons of the village self-police group could control.

Soon, after the rudimentary fortifications had been repaired, the youth of the Self-Police Corps worked together to close the wooden gates of the village. The villagers, who looked like hunters, took bows and arrows to the lookout platform, which had only been built for a short time, and watched nervously at the wilderness near the village where the torch was planted.

As for the weapons in their hands...... It might even seem like an exaggeration to call them "weapons". The youths of the vigilante regiment were armed with long-pole weapons such as spears or forks, while the hunters were armed with simple bows and crossbows.

According to the village chief's description, the monsters were at least the size of a giant wolf or a bear in size, and if they wanted to effectively damage them, they should at least have a mechanic. And if the mutation degree of those monsters is relatively high, it will probably be difficult for ordinary people to get their hands on the ammunition that they can get.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the self-defense dagger on the inside of the trench coat, he knew very well that if he wanted to deal with those monsters, the dagger was completely insufficient.

"Hey, you two Scholars. ”

At this moment, a member of the self-police group spotted the two people who were approaching, and hurriedly walked over and said: "The gate of the village will remain closed from now until tomorrow morning after the sun rises. Roads at night are dangerous, and you'd better not try to leave the village at night. ”

I don't know if any of the villagers were attacked by monsters at night, and these members of the self-police group have an excessive sense of nervousness about the night-covered wilderness. He didn't talk about monsters in his speech, but when he talked about "dangerous night roads", he subconsciously accentuated his tone.

Then he glanced at his companions behind him, and after noticing that they didn't want to get closer, he took two steps closer and said to Frick in a low voice, "You know why". If you only look at his attitude, these words seem to imply that the two should not act arbitrarily.

"To be honest, we have no interest in the village and what is happening to it, and it has nothing to do with what we do. Obviously, Frick's answer was so satisfying that the young man from the self-police group finally smiled.

However, he didn't expect him to suddenly change his words, and said a little abruptly: "But can I go up to the watchtower and have a look?" I am a little interested in the night nearby. You know, we're probably going to be going to the neighborhood to inspect the ruins these days, and maybe we're going to be camping in the wild. ”

With that, Frick took two quick steps past the young man from the vigilante regiment, and then ascended a rudimentary lookout from the wooden staircase on the side. The hunter standing on the lookout obviously didn't expect such a person to appear as him suddenly, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

The young man they had spoken to seemed to be trying to stop Frick, but after a few steps he gave up, leaving him to look out over the dark forest. To be honest, there's probably nothing to stop - after all, there's nothing to see but the illuminated area of the torch stand.

It was getting late and the surrounding area of the village was quiet...... It was too quiet, the only sound was the rustling of the cold wind blowing through the forest. Even the crows of the night crows could not be heard, as if even they felt something unusual and flew away in fright.

However, Frick soon discovered that the silence was only superficial, and as he looked through the dark tabernacle, he could see a pair of eyes glowing with a terrifying light in the dark forest. Something was moving in the forest near the village, and they were the culprit behind this darkness.

Unlike most groups of monsters, which are as loud as they do when they go out, these monsters lurking in the forest in front of them are surprisingly quiet as if they are obeying some kind of will. They quietly peeked at the breath of life in Lemonglas, wondering if they were spying on their power.

"It's not 'a little' trouble...... It's just a big problem......"

From the information provided by the library, it only mentions that they were asked to investigate the ancient ruins, and that the adventurers who found the ruins had faced difficult monsters in the vicinity - probably those close to the village - and there was no news related to the events mentioned by the village chief.

He didn't know exactly what had happened to the group of adventurers, or what they had found in the ruins, but their actions could have something to do with Lemongrass's current condition. And according to Director Black's mission description, they will be on their way to the ruins tomorrow with the adventurers.

"Well, we're all clear about the general thing. ”

Before he left the village chief's house, he said to him: "Although we are sympathetic to the situation in your village, we do not have the right to intervene directly. We will inform the Curator when the investigation is complete, and he may have the authority to send a subset of personnel to conduct a detailed investigation of the current situation. ”

In other words, their job was only to come and investigate, and at most to inform the curator of the news of Lemongrass's discovery of the strange monster. Unless they are directly attacked by the monsters during the investigation, there should be no possibility—and no need—to fight them.

This was the limit of his and Suvar's scope of work, investigating, understanding and documenting it, never resorting to force unless necessary. However, even if they have no intention of clashing, it doesn't mean that conflicts between other people and these monsters won't break out.

At that time, in the eyes of the monsters, they will only be members of the "humans", waiting to be hunted under their fangs and claws. If things really come to this point, then in order to protect their lives, they will have to choose to use force even if they don't want to.

"If this is the new life, I can't really afford to welcome it....."

He silently pinched the amulet hanging around his neck.