However, even if the reputation of the [Sturgia Boar Warriors] is resounding, Ron will not be able to know their true combat strength in a short time, after all, the group of soldiers in front of him has only just been promoted once, and it will take several decent battles before the next upgrade.

"I don't know what the situation is on White's side, whether he has found information about the nobles of Stegia, and what their movements are."

After sitting in place and tangling for a long time, Ron gave up after thinking about it, these things can't be made in a hurry, everything can only wait until the best scouts under his command come back to make further plans based on intelligence.

The wild boar's incursion is just an episode, and although it sounds so thrilling and dangerous, the main theme of Ron and the others' trip this time is logging, and they urgently need a lot of timber to build fortifications based on the village, as well as the weapons that the soldiers have the most scarce at hand.

After a short period of repair, the auxiliary soldiers who have regained their strength... No, the soldiers, who were now in the regular army reserves, were back to their work, and the trees on the outskirts of the seemingly endless forest kept falling, as if a middle-aged man was gradually beginning to lose his head.

In the afternoon, the entire camp has successively tended and installed 20 giant trees, which is more than enough to solve the urgent needs of the moment.

The soldiers were in high spirits, but they suffered a lot of horses, even Ron's northland steed was not spared, and was carried back and forth several times by Ron as a coolie without discrimination.

On the other side of the village, the blacksmith also worked overtime after receiving the necessary resources, and the whole village had a huge need for weapons, and the charcoal needed to burn the stove alone was a huge number, and the blacksmith's own inventory was simply not enough, but now the soldiers brought enough wood from the forest to use him until he died.

As night approached, the last of the felled trees were loaded into the wagon, and Ron and his 70 soldiers set out on their way back to the village.

"Sir, please wait!"

A shout from the end of the group brought Ron to a halt, and the whole group stopped marching at his command, much to Ron's satisfaction, the soldiers had fully learned to obey the orders of their superiors.

Riding to the end of the line, Ron asks what happened to the soldier named Yell.

"Sir, that's right, when I was just cutting wood, I heard a lot of movement in the forest, and it was the same as that big one, and there was more than one, which frightened me at the time."

The soldier gushed on and on, his words full of apprehension, but Ron was a little skeptical of what he was saying—a beast like that alone was enough to make a pot of drink, and he said there might be more than one.

Mother, do they all grow up eating gold?

However, this kind of information Ron can't ignore it, and then they need to use more wood, and if there is such a potential risk, it must be completely disposed of.

"Everyone, stop and rest in place!" Ron ordered the troops to be repaired, and then ordered the soldier who had reported to him to lead the way to reconnoiter what was going on.

The place where the soldier noticed the unusual movement was not far away, right next to the first giant tree that had been cut down, and as soon as the two of them approached the area around the giant tree, they heard the incessant low sound of the beast.

And just listening to this movement, then the soldier really did not lie, and it was indeed far more than a wild boar.

"Listen to this voice, it seems to be under the ground?" The boar's voice sounded dull, so Ron immediately judged that there was a burrow arched by the boar around the stump, and it was very well hidden.

Because the wild boar that was killed was so huge, the cave that could naturally accommodate it was definitely not small, but now neither of them noticed the location of this cave......

"Sir, it doesn't seem to be ...... here."

The normal conversation was interrupted, followed by the soldier yelling hysterically, and he slid down the tunnel to the ground with his foot in the seemingly normal snow!

"This beast still knows how to disguise?" Ron was slightly surprised, this level of camouflage should obviously be beyond the intelligence range of the beast, right? Is it eating too much Jin Kela, and has it become a complete essence?!

"Are you okay? What about the following? Lying on the edge of the hole, Ron roughly estimated that the hole must be at least five or six meters deep, and it would not be fatal to roll all the way, but it would definitely not be too uncomfortable to fall.

"I'm fine, sir! It's soft and warm down here, wait?! What the hell?! ”

The soldier below had obviously had a not-so-wonderful encounter, but with that layer as a buffer, he was in good shape, and with the light above the cave that had not completely faded, he finally figured out the source of those terrible sounds, "Sir, I found a group of cubs of that wild boar in the cave!" ”

"No wonder the boar went crazy and attacked us to protect its children."

The soldier's heart was inexplicably more emotional, "It seems that even if it is just a beast, it can be regarded as a great mother." ”

"Yes, Great Mother." Ron repeated, then uttered the words that left the soldier speechless, "Let this mother and her children be reunited in our stomachs." ”

As if seeing the hesitation of the soldiers from underground, Ron had to explain, "These wild boar cubs can't survive this winter without the care of adult wild boars, and it's better to give them a happy death than to starve them to death." ”

"But we can raise them."

Ron really wanted to glance at this simple soldier in words and deeds, but at this distance, even if he broke his eyelids, the other party probably couldn't see it, so he could only give up.

"We don't have enough food to feed them."

In fact, given the current average daily food cost to feed every soldier, Ron roughly estimated that they would only survive until the end of spring at best.

Of course, the soldier also knew about Ron and the difficulties in the village, but he still felt a little unbearable in his heart, "Alas, ......"

"Since you've found this nest meritorious, you can pick a wild boar cub and take it alone."

"Sir Ron, let me tell you about my family's ancestral craft, roast suckling pig is fragrant and delicious."

Both of them smiled at each other, and then Ron summoned a dozen or so people from the group to get all the boar cubs out of the cave.

After some busyness, they captured a total of seven wild boar cubs, the largest of which was approaching 100 pounds, so alive that the two soldiers almost couldn't hold it.

When all the boar cubs were tied to the carriage like their mothers, the soldier who had noticed the anomaly at first had left and quietly found Ron.

"Ron, I've found something else down there, but I'm not sure what it is, so I'll leave it to you."

As he spoke, he pulled out a stone from the package he was carrying.

Ron took the stone, which was delicate and smooth to the touch, and after wiping off the feces that had been smeared on it, he could occasionally see the stone itself shimmering with a crystalline sheen.

It's not an ordinary thing, but if Ron is allowed to look at it, he can't tell what this stone is, and after weighing it twice in his hand, he can only barely guess in the direction of the diamond.

But now this era has not been brainwashed by the overwhelming capital propaganda, diamonds are not synonymous with luxury and love, the real hard currency between the continents is still precious metals such as gold and silver, even if it is really diamonds, it is just a stone that looks more beautiful to others, nothing more.

To be on the safe side, so as not to miss any treasures, Ron also asked the system to check it for himself.

【Jewels】

【A gem that looks beautiful】

Well, since the system has given a professional evaluation, there is really no mystery in this, in other words, it can only be used to tease children, or find a wronged boss who is not very clever and can be fooled casually to sell at a high price.

Noticing the subtle change in expression on Ron's face, the soldier realized that the strange stone he had stumbled upon might just be useless.

"I'm sorry, Ron, for wasting your time and that of everyone."

"It's nothing, anyway, you go back to the team first." Although it does seem to be an ordinary stone at the moment, Ron still carries it in his pocket, after all, he may meet such a wronged man one day.

Sturgia is located in the northernmost part of the continent of Calradia, so winter nights come earlier than elsewhere, and it's only a short time after dinner time, but Ron and his soldiers are already walking in the darkness.

"I always feel that there is an indescribable uneasiness."

Riding on horseback, Ron sensed danger in the darkness that filled the wilderness all the time, like silent arrows, daggers, as the blackened murderer approached him.

"Quack! Wail! Wail! ”

It was impossible to discern which direction the sound was coming from, but the sudden startling of the birdsong in the dead silence did scare the troops.

"It seems that it's not just me. Everyone felt that something unknown was watching us in this night. ”

This unexplained tension prompted Ron to order all the soldiers to speed up.

Fortunately, the village of Ustok was already close at hand, and after a little brisk running, everyone saw the light of the fire on the outskirts of the village.

The firelight, the warm light, seemed to make them forget that they were in the boundless wilderness, in the boundless darkness, and the peace that kept surging in the depths of everyone's hearts.

The uneasiness that came like waves of the sea finally dissipated as everyone approached the village, and when everyone returned to the village safely, they even began to wonder if the shivering feeling they had just felt was a delusion.

Could it be a delusion?

Ron wasn't sure.

Anyway, he didn't sleep so soundly tonight.