Francois returned to Liberty City with good news: they had another area lit up on the map of the south.

Annan returned to the rancid swamps. He couldn't resist the stench of the place, but the little spider and the silly cat were still in the goblin village......

He had no choice but to burrow into the sweltering rancid swamp of the furnace and gather Jack and Dorai to the mansion to solve the Goblin Golem as soon as possible.

"Lord Annan, leave it to me here." Dorai, who was not yet table-high, volunteered.

"Do you have faith?"

"I'm also a goblin, and I understand the weaknesses of goblins......"

Neither the harsh conditions of the swamp nor the destination of Annam's trip could not stay here for long.

"Alright, Jack, you cooperate with Dorai." Annan instructed that Jack would not despise Dorai because he was a goblin, and reminded Dorai: "The sooner you return to Liberty City, the sooner you will be reinstated." ”

The former glory of the Goblin Empire has opened Annan's eyes to the potential of the Goblins, and as the smartest Goblin he has encountered so far, perhaps Dorai will be able to regain the glory of the Goblins.

Dorai was grateful for Annan's trust in it.

It was already night, but Annan had no intention of staying for one night before leaving, and it would be torturous to stay here for a minute longer...... It's no wonder that the province of Lockhee is reluctant to set foot in the rancid swamp, I am afraid that only creatures like goblins and kobolds can survive in the rancid swamp for a long time.

Escaping from the rancid moors like a fugitive, Annan, Lemon, and Klein hurried on a bright full moon night, camping in the clearing as the clouds approached in the distance.

……

A steady drizzle crashed down on the treetops, in the bushes on the roadside, in the dirt.

The morning air carries the aroma of earth, but no matter what the weather, five or six days always loses its freshness.

Out of the town are muddy country dirt roads, passing caravans with deep rut marks, they say it's nothing, and in the real rainy season, it even takes an epic and legendary presence to drive out the storm.

It looks like the South needs cement more.

Fortunately, the horses provided by Huadu have griffin blood, and their speed has not slowed down much except for some bumps, and it is not far from Tate City.

"Robbery! Hand over your money! "More than a dozen bandits blocked the road ahead.

"Robbery?"

Annan poked his head out of the carriage. When the bandits saw him, they changed their words and said, "People can do it!" ”

A few minutes later, Lemon and Klein teamed up to take out the bandits.

Annan stepped on the wet mud mixed with blood and came to them: "Do you have anything of value?" ”

"You damned aristocratic prostitute! Riders—"

Klein swung the sword sideways, and the scolding bandit was slapped by the sword and rolled several times and fainted.

The bandits' leather armor was tattered, their weapons were rusty, and there were only about two dozen silver coins after a dozen bandits. Tie them to a tree, Annan continued on his journey, and not long after he encountered another group of bandits.

As they approached the city of Tate, they were met with significantly more attacks...... The robbers didn't know how difficult Annan was to provoke with Lemon and Klein, only that there was only one carriage and two guards.

Annan had to borrow some more knights to expand his team, and he didn't encounter any more unsightly bandits on the rest of the road.

On a sunny day that he had not seen for a long time, Annan saw the city of Tate in front of him and the steep peaks looming in the distance.

Tate City is much closer to the Cerence Mountains than Breez and the Northern Snowy Mountains, so turmoil in the mountains is more likely to affect the outside world.

For example, when Annan arrived, there were many more convoys leaving the city than entering the city, and this confusion was even more evident after entering the city of Tate.

Some of them were brought from the south, and some of them were brought by the orcs.

Even though Tate City was screened and only orc mercenaries were allowed into the city, the thousands of orcs who swarmed in there still posed a serious challenge to law and order.

But the orcs knew what to mess with and what not to, and they cleverly bypassed Annan's convoy.

The streets were filled with the smell of spices, but that wasn't really spices......

Annan saw an old orc selling scones on the side of the road: he handed the dusty raw bread to the orc guest in front of him, and put the cake in the armpit and spread it on the hot pan, and soon a fragrant spice-flavored scone was freshly baked.

The price is affordable, there is no need to sprinkle salt, and the orcs produce and sell themselves.

The convoy that pulled passers-by back came to the theater. The soldiers stationed recognized them and called the theater owner.

They were amazed at how Lord Annan could have come to such a place, where vampires and nezumi were fighting in the Threns Mountains, and Tate City could be ignited by war at any time, and they all thought that the situation would be more serious, so they told Lord Ormedo to withdraw from Tate City for the time being.

"I'm going into the Serence Mountains, and you can help me ask the locals about a relatively safe road." Annan handed the theater owner a map showing the destination of the trip.

"At this time?"

"I have a reason to go." Annan looked down at the little spider in the glass bottle,

The theater owner went to work with a bitter face, and Annan went back to the lounge first, left the little spider and the silly cat here, and got into the theater.

Peeking in from outside the door, as rumored, there were at least a dozen orcs sitting in the theater......

Annan deliberately appeared in front of them after the screening, and as a result, few orcs knew him - they liked "When Liberty Knocked" the most, and Annan did not star in this magical video.

Instead, he recognized Annan and praised him in a clumsy lingua franca, and hoped to meet Freeman and Chris......

Annan didn't have much contact with the orcs in the city, and it had nothing to do with aesthetics...... At least it doesn't matter.

Because he is not needed anymore.

"When Liberty Knocks" will plant a seed in the hearts of the orcs, but it is unknown whether that seed will "Liberty City will become my home" or "Liberty City will be trampled under my feet......

But it can be expected that there will be a lot of orcs named Freeman, Chris, and Christopher around the Thrence Mountains in the future.

In the evening, the theater owner returned with a map of the route, and asked Annan, "Are you going to meet the lord of Tate?" ”

"Lord of Tate City...... Braley yes? Annan remembered that it was brought over by the lord of Huadu at the banquet, "No, I'll leave tomorrow." ”

Annan stayed in the theater lounge tonight.

Late at night, while Annan was meditating, the silly cat jumped on the table. "When are you going to tell him the truth?" He asked the spider queen.

The cobweb-woven nest lit up four eyes: "What truth?" ”

"Your true identity and purpose."

"Thou knowest not mankind...... I just have to give him enough."

"But I know Annan." "He ran south for you, and he had to go into the abyss, and he would be angry when he knew you were cheating."

"You seem to have forgotten." The spider queen stared at the cat and the midnight girl, flashing with indifference, "We are gods. ”

"What about the gods......" the silly cat rarely became sentimental.

His divine fire is ignited by faith, and when faith dies, God will also fall back to mortals......

(End of chapter)