As the night wore down, the heavy clouds, which had been dispelled by the warm sun all day, regained the sky, through which neither the moonlight nor the stars could penetrate the clouds, and the village of Ustok fell asleep after a hard day's work.

Not far from the village, the ice was still solid and flat, but even with the thick ice in the way, you could still hear the seemingly calm ocean with endless waves crashing beneath it.

Undercurrents are surging.

I can't say why, but in short, it was another uneasy night, I can't remember what I had in the dream, when I opened my eyes, Ron only felt tired, and Ron woke up from exhaustion before he could tidy up his housekeeping, and an "uninvited guest" knocked on his door.

"It's me." After pushing open the door, Ron found that the person who found him was the old village chief, who had disappeared from view for a while because of their weak hearts, so that the suspicious Arthur had doubts about them.

Thinking back to Arthur's warning to himself before going to bed last night, Ron's attitude towards them was neither distant but far from cordial, just a faint "oh" in response.

"Your Excellency. I'm not part of the Legion, so allow me to address you as an Elder rather than a Commander. The old village chief's breath paused for a moment after saying this, and waited until the various complicated thoughts in his mind had subsided before he continued to speak, "I know that my status in the eyes of the villagers is not as good as before, and many people even hope that I can have the courage of my Nord ancestors, and be able to pick up the weapons of my youth and fight the beasts to the death in the forest before I am too old to walk at all. ”

At this point, the old village chief's forced pressure came back to him, making him tremble all over his body, and he was almost able to finish speaking, "But I won't die, at least not now, and I will always be cheeky until I completely pray for the peace of the village." ”

"And what are you doing when you come to me?" Ron asked, pressed patience.

"Because I can't let others die because of me in order to protect the village of Ustok in my own way." The old village chief was deflated, "Since you brought that wild boar back to the village, you have to make the leftover part into cured meat so that you can eat it in the future, but the salt in the village is not enough. ”

Ron nodded, remembering that there was indeed such a thing, and he remembered that the old village chief had asked his men to drive a wagon to the salt works to fetch salt.

"That's the problem." The old village chief sighed helplessly, "The few old fellows I sent have been three days now, and they haven't come back yet!" Although the beach salt pan was deliberately chosen to hide from the eyes of the nobles, it was not far away, and something must have happened to them before they returned. ”

"So I can only come and beg you." Taking a step forward, the old village chief grabbed Ron's hand tightly, "I know that the young people in the village have to be prepared for an attack that may come at any time, and they can't be moved casually, but at least please send some people from the legion to see what the situation is." ”

"I know that my face and the lives of those old fellows are nothing to you, my lord. But for the sake of the salt pan, for the sake of the salt pan, I beg you, my lord! ”

The old village chief's voice became more and more excited, and his voice couldn't help but get louder, and the abnormal movement here naturally attracted the attention of the patrol soldiers, but this group of commanders who led the patrol coincidentally was Shadi, who was quite hostile to the old village chief.

"You damn softass! What are you trying to plan? ”

Seeing the scene where Ron was being pinched by the old village chief, Sadie immediately left a group of unknown soldiers under her command, and walked quickly in front of the two, wanting to punch the old village chief three times in person.

It can only be said that fortunately Ron is not a useless thing, except that his physique is not comparable to Carl, and his strength and muscle groups all over his body are not far from him, raise his hand to block Sadie's merciless fist, and then stand between the two to separate Sadie, who triggered the first attack effect, from the old village chief.

Otherwise, let alone taking someone to the salt field to check the movements of the group of old people, I am afraid that I will have to prepare for the old village chief immediately.

The commotion made by Sadie was far more terrifying than that of the old village chief, and in a matter of moments, the five giants of the village had already met in front of Ron's house.

"Sure enough?!" Arthur hadn't even walked in, and there was a joy in his eyes that he had already seen everything.

"Sure what?" Ron was confused by his performance.

"This person is really a spy, and he has colluded with forces outside the village and has unexplained dealings, and he was discovered by you, the commander of the legion, and now he is about to be escorted out and cut off his head." Arthur said so conclusively that he stunned Carl and John.

"That's just you thinking too much." Ron let go of his hand and explained to the people who had just arrived what the old village chief had told him.

"Maybe that's part of the plan." I don't know if it's still hard-mouthed, but Arthur is still holding on to his opinion, and he has always been confident in his sharp instincts.

"Even if an ambush is set up to lure us in, we have to go." Although he didn't quite believe Arthur's speculation, Ron still followed his words and said, "The salt works must be brought back anyway, and with the salt stored now, how long can we last, a month?" Two months? No, it's a week or two! ”

As long as the intake of salt is cut off, it only takes a day or two to turn a strong man into a wilting weak chicken, and you can't use even the strength you have, which is also one of the reasons why many powerful regimes must implement a monopoly on salt and iron throughout the country, and if the source of salt is cut off, it is easy to extinguish those unstable factors.

"That's the truth!" Carl slapped his thigh in realization, but this time he slapped it in the air, as John was on the other side of his dominant hand this time.

"So since it has been decided to dispatch, how to dispatch is a problem." John was the first to agree with Ron's opinion, and pressed his right hand on the handle of the axe at his waist, with some impulse to try.

This is the first serious military operation since the establishment of the Northern Boar Legion, and it is more or less commemorative, and everyone is now a ten-captain, and Ron's deputy, in other words, the position of "deputy captain" has always been vacant, and no one will not want to fight for this position.

Then this operation is their chance to perform well.

"My men and I stayed in the village to avoid any accidents." Unexpectedly, Arthur, who has been active for a long time, was the first to apply to stay behind, and the other three felt that there was one less competitor and that this kid might not be happy.

"My squad will stay, but I'll have to cut people myself." Naturally, this was said by Sadie, and considering her personal combat power, Ron did not refuse.

The geographical location of the salt field is dangerous, if something really happens, what is needed is for the elite soldiers to fight their way out, rather than relying on the tactics of adding fuel to send people up in batches, so it is enough to choose the best of the best to bring a group of soldiers to the past, and more people can only wave their flags and shout.

So one more person and his squad are needed to stay.

"Just John." Unexpectedly, Arthur opened this mouth for Ron, "We have always worked well together." ”

"Okay, then do it." Ron agreed, but he didn't seem to see the latter's bitter expression when he took a bite of a dead mouse.