The crowd quickly gathered at the location where the scouts claimed to have found the target wood.

Because of the need to arrange the movement of the brigade, Uzov was a step slower to arrive. When he arrived at his destination, he saw the craftsmen belonging to the Grand Duke of Kavey taking their apprentices to identify the wood.

The wood found was suspected to be the target of the silver-veined camphor. It fills the air with a strong smell that characterizes it. But this time it is to be used as a wardrobe for nobles, just like the magic materials used by magicians, even if it is the same variety, it can still be used or not.

Like a hollow and crooked neck, it can only take materials to make small objects, not large objects. In addition to poor quality, there are also defective magical materials that are extremely unevenly distributed in power. If you want to use it, you can only take part of it, and you can't make a big object, and even some picky magicians will directly discard this kind of defective product.

In some cases, the treatment after felling is not up to standard, and the wood cannot be used. It's as if the monster's skinning and nitration work is not done well, and the skin is equivalent to being wasted.

That's why experienced craftsmen are needed to do the appraisal, and there are professional lumberjacks to handle it. It's not just a random adventurer who chops it and brings back the same kind of wood and can use it.

However, luck was good, after the duke's master craftsman identified it, he confirmed that the few scattered silver-veined camphor trees in front of him could be used, and the group prepared to start the logging work.

But whether or not to cut down trees in this forest is not up to the craftsmen and lumberjacks, but to the guards. In the field of confusion, in dangerous areas, guards who are employed to protect the lives of others have the right to leave their dead employers and leave on their own accord if their employers do not cooperate with what they consider to be safe.

Don't look at such rules as if they are cruel, and what does the uncle who pays for it, how can the person who takes the money not agree. There is no contract spirit at all!

In fact, in that dangerous place, it is not new for the guards to break the feet of their incapable employers in order to survive, so as to attract the pursuing monsters.

Anyway, if you leave the forest alive, all who are left are accomplices, and no one can tell you about the ugly deeds they did when they were in danger in that forest. And those who died in the forest had no way to complain about the betrayal.

Therefore, instead of testing the character of the guards, it is better to say ugly things in front, and it can also curb the various fancy deaths of some habitual masters. Because it's been made clear that in the dangerous wilderness, if you don't do what I say, please die, and it can make some people a little more restrained.

In the mize, the most valuable thing is loyalty, and the least valuable thing is also loyalty.

So even if the craftsmen were part of the Grand Duke's team, they only asked the lumberjacks to prepare first, and they didn't really start working. Aside from the stubborn ways of looking for death, they also want to have a safe working environment in dangerous areas. It's impossible to really ignore the advice of the guards and stick to your own ideas.

Uzov, who was one step ahead of the others, did not step forward after getting the wood of the target tree species to use, and took a look at this silver-veined camphor, which was also a high-grade wood magic material. He took two or three friends from the alliance and toured the surroundings.

"What do you think of camping here?" Uzhov asked a friend.

The head of the guard, who had a considerable position in the Turtledove League, followed Uzov in a circle, and of course understood what this friend wanted to see. So to the question, he quickly replied, "Although it is not the most ideal environment." But there is still some time before it gets dark, so it should be no problem to set it up. ”

Having received the same opinion, Uzov ordered: "Okay, then let people camp here for the night." Wait until tomorrow morning to start the felling operation. ”

You can prepare for a break in advance, and no one will express dissatisfaction. Besides, even if the logging work starts now, it will be night when everything is done, so it would be better to do it again tomorrow during the day. So everyone cleaned up the environment neatly and set up a temporary camp.

At this time, the scout boy touched Uzov again, rubbed his hands, and asked with a smile: "Boss, how about I go back to the bear?" I've heard that bear's paws are delicious, but I haven't eaten them yet. ”

Uzhov angrily patted the young man on the back of the head and said, "If you go back alone, I'm really not sure who ate whom." Don't think about it so much, just look around with those veterans. No one is going to leave the group and look back for something that is not sure if it is still there. ”

"The bear is gone?" The young man asked innocently.

"He's got four legs, and he's going to stay where he is, and you'll be able to kill him when you go back. Don't think about it so much, learn more from those veterans, they are real people, and even I have learned a lot from them. ”

"Okay."

At night, the camping ground in the forest is quite lively. Although there is no alcohol, as a member of the Ikaruga Alliance, there are few people who can't play the piano and sing a few words casually. And this time it wasn't a serious military operation, so everyone was eating and making trouble in a rather relaxed mood.

Of course, the guards on the periphery are quite serious. Because they also don't want to be in a relaxed state because the guards have made a mistake and let something happen that shouldn't happen. Whatever you want in return, you must pay the same price, and this is the basic spirit of the alliance.

And beside the campfire, several female warriors, including Maier, were naturally the objects of everyone's courtesy. But whether it's the women who are also adventurers and the dark elves, Mel is comfortable with these things. Of course, there are also people who have caught their eyes and go hand in hand into the depths of the forest, only to return after a while. Dew marriage, some people may envy, but that's all.

People from the Tech Guild, whether they are allies or not, and they are used to making friends, naturally blend into the relaxed atmosphere of the guards.

On the contrary, the team of craftsmen from the Grand Duke is a little self-assured and can't let go of their emotions. Several young men looked enviously at the positions of several women, but when they were glared at by the old man who took the lead, they shrank their heads as if they had withered.

When the commotion of the camp had subsided, and everyone except for the campfire had found a place to sleep, Uzov sat down beside Mary, who had not yet slept.

The dark elf quipped, "Is this loneliness, or is it feeling cold and need me to warm you?" ”

With a wry smile on his face, Uzov said, "I wanted to ask about the things you mentioned during the day. It's the Grand Duke's subordinates. ”

"Oh, looks like you're not blind yet." Mel gave a look of appreciation.

"That kid is following the master. But his actions did not look like a young apprentice at all, many things were too deliberate, but became very obvious. If I can't see it, I'm in vain. Uzhov lowered his voice and said, "I just want to ask you to confirm if what you found is the one I said." ”

Mel didn't have the mysterious attitude of Uzov, but she also whispered: "If there is no one with better acting skills, then you and I should be the same." ”

After receiving a reply from the dark elves, Uzov nodded slightly to a member of the Turtledove Alliance not far away, and quietly turned his head away. If you don't pay attention, others won't notice that these two people are connected.

Mel looked at the man in front of her with interest, as if she had known him for the first time. Uzov stared at such a beautiful beauty for a long time, and no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't help coughing lightly once or twice, trying to hide his embarrassment. But he still asked, "Why do you keep staring at me?" ”

"I always feel like your people are used to doing this kind of thing." Mel pointed to the secret connection she had just seen.

In response to such doubts, Uzov smiled shyly and said, "I have done too many things like this before." Always go into the territory of other noble lords, and find a way to save this person and that person. There have never been a few serious adventures. ”

It was only then that she remembered that the main policy of the turtledove alliance was to help each other, and what it actually did was a group of people who had offended the powerful to help each other. And then because of such behavior, they offend the new powerful, or offend the original enemy even more, a perfect vicious circle. This is also the reason why the reputation of the people of the Turtledove Alliance is not so good in the eyes of most people.

As if to alleviate the embarrassment, Uzov said: "But although I know that there is a ghost, I can't guess what he might do." After all, in such a dangerous place, it is too easy to frame someone. ”

Supporting her sharpened and beautiful chin with her slender arms, Mel winked and said, "Do you need me to help you ask him?" ”

Uzov wouldn't be naïve enough to think that the Dark Elves were just going to talk. So he asked, "Can it be found undetected?" ”

"It's impossible not to be discovered without one person. But as long as it's well arranged, there's still a way to explain it. ”

Of course, Mai Erjiao has considered using women's biggest capital to talk about it. If you are in the back of comfort, you have a good chance of success.

But this is a place where life and death are at stake, and those who will be sent here will not be the kind of people who will let go of their defenses with warm words. And there is no such idle time to talk, so naturally it is all kinds of vigorous and resolute means, and it is necessary to obtain information in the shortest possible time. But by doing so, there is no way to leave an intact person.

As for the suggestion of the dark elves, Uzov thought about it for a while, and then shook his head and vetoed it. He said: "I don't know what the other party's reason is for targeting us? Is it the boss's involvement, or the technology guild is eye-catching. Is it the Grand Duke of Kaveh behind it, or is it someone else? I want to know more about these answers than any trap he intends to set. However, if you rush too much, there is a high chance that you will get the wrong answer. ”

In response to Uzov's concerns, Mel nodded in agreement. If the person who came was a dead man, it would not be impossible for him to confuse the public by telling some false information when he knew that he was exposed.

And Uzov had another layer of consideration, saying: "Besides, we have no conclusive evidence that the man intends to set a trap and betray us." What if all this was just a misunderstanding. Even if it wasn't a misunderstanding, how could it be explained to others, even to the Grand Duke himself? Or treat them all as betrayers. If it turns out that all of this is just a matter of our minds, how much work will it take to get things back on track. So my idea is to wait for him to reveal himself. Until then, we'll just be on the lookout. ”