The Clos were on the road again after a short break.

It didn't take long for Cross to see Blackwater, and he pointed to the town in the distance and said, "That's Blackwater, we're here." ”

"Is that Blackwater? so small, and on an island. Gawain's tone was a little lost, and it was clear that he had not yet been able to recover from his luxurious life.

"What's so strange about this, Blackwater is like that. "Born in Blackwater, Nia certainly thinks Blackwater is the best, and she doesn't allow anyone to despise Blackwater.

"Gawain, that's not an island, that's a delta. Also, don't look at the small town of Blackwater, it is surrounded by rich resources, and the transportation is convenient, and more importantly, it is a strategic location. ”

"Lord Cross knows more. Nia turned to laughter.

The town of Blackwater is located in the lower reaches of the Blackwater River, and it is built on a delta.

The sudden widening of the Heishui River here slows down the flow of water, and sediment accumulates over time to form a delta.

The abundance of resources and easy access to transportation around Blackwater is obvious, but in Cross's eyes, the place is still a strategic location.

The main reason is that it is strategically located, it is located in the lower reaches of the Heishui River. It is a hub connecting the upstream and downstream regions.

Moreover, Blackwater Town is located in the Blackwater River, with the natural Blackwater River as a moat, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and even only needs to set up a rudimentary fence and dozens of archers, which can easily resist the army of more than a hundred people.

Ever since Cross had the idea of building his own power, Blackwater had become a place he had to take.

"Cross, don't look at it, let's go. Gawain waved in front of him, "And Nia, you hurry up too." ”

"Gawain, can you use your brains, Nia said before that Blackwater Town has been captured by the rebels, can we go so openly?"

"So what do you say?"

"You'll have to ask our guide. Cross turned to look at Nia, only to see her eyes staring at Blackwater, her brows furrowed and her face anxious.

"Something happened in Blackwater. Nia said.

"What's wrong?"

"I saw scavengers, lots of scavengers!"

"What!?" Gawain's eyes widened out in fright.

While amazed by Nia's ultra-distant vision, Cross and Gawain also looked at Blackwater.

Naturally, Gawain couldn't see anything, but Cross found the clue.

This time should be the time for the Imperial people to cook dinner, although Blackwater Town is not big, but there will be smoke coming out of cooking and lighting a fire. But now, nothing......

Cross's expression immediately became serious, he knew very well that scavengers would not normally enter human towns to forage for food. Unless, there is not a single living person left in that city.

"Nia, how many scavengers have you seen?"

"7 of them. ”

This answer almost didn't scare Gawain to the ground.

Cross remained calm. The scavengers seen by Nia are definitely only a fraction of all the scavengers, and conservative estimates suggest that the total number of scavengers in Blackwater should be more than 14.

With so many scavengers, it would take at least a hundred-man army to wipe them all out.

"Let's go to Copper Mountain, it's much safer than here. "Gawain didn't want to stay in this place, he didn't want to be near the scavengers, he was afraid of the scavengers.

Seeing that no one responded, Gawain continued to persuade, "Your Excellency Cross, the scavenging beasts are too dangerous, and there are still so many of them, the people you want to see must also be dead, let's go!"

There was nothing wrong with Gawain's words, not only Gawain, but most humans were afraid of scavengers.

Scavengers, who live on carrion, generally do not travel to human settlements, and will actively attack any other creatures that come near them.

The scavenger is close to the size of a giant ape, walking on all fours, agile and powerful. It has sharp claws that can be retracted like cats, and its mouth is full of fangs.

However, they have no hair, and instead they have hard, rough scale armor, like crocodiles.

They generally have a row of barbs on their backs, starting at the back of the neck and continuing along the vertebrae to just above the hips. They, like humans, do not have tails.

These don't reflect the horror of scavengers, the real horror of them lies in their ability to spread diseases and plagues.

Once a town is overrun by a scavenger, the town is destroyed.

Cross would never allow Blackwater to fall into ruin like this, Blackwater was a territory that he would definitely incorporate into his forces in the future.

What's more, the scavengers will not only destroy Blackwater, but also the lower reaches of the Blackwater River, and at that point, the disaster will become uncontrollable.

"Gawain, we must save Blackwater!" Cross responded to Gawain's request to go to Coppermountain.

These words made Gawain stupid, and also made Nia on the side cast a surprised look.

"Tongshan Town is located in the upper reaches of the Heishui River, and its main income comes from copper ore, which is mostly sold downstream through the Heishui River.

Gao Wen, can you imagine that if the waterway trade of Tongshan Town is blocked, then there is still hope for the development of Tongshan Town?"

Gawain stared blankly at Cross, who he had expected to convince himself with chivalry-like remarks, and he had already retorted.

Unexpectedly, Cross didn't say that set of empty words at all, but threw the problem that Gawain was about to face to Gawain himself.

No lord wants to see no future in his territory, and Gawain is no exception, for the sake of the future of Copperhill Town, he has to deal with the scavenging beasts of Blackwater Town, and the sooner the better.

However, here's the problem.

"What are you going to do, Lord Cross?" said Nia, looking at Cross expectantly.

She thought that her hometown was over, and she was even ready to cry loudly, she planned to use this way to commemorate the destruction of her hometown.

However, Cross's phrase 'Blackwater must be saved.' Let her instantly regain hope. This sentence is like the sun after the rain, sweeping away Nia's gloom, and Cross has become a dazzling sun, shining on Nia's way.

Now Nia is willing to do any attempt, as long as it is an order from Cross, as long as it can save Blackwater.

Cross reached into his leather armor with his right hand and touched the conch Watson had given him.

Just as he was about to take out the conch, a ship came into Cross's line of sight.

The boat sailed up from downstream to Blackwater.

Cross smiled slightly, put back the conch that was about to be taken out, and said, "Nia, can you see the pattern of the flag on that ship?"

"Well, a wolf head. ”

"Isn't it the same as the flag of the rebels. ”

Nia tilted her head and remembered for a moment, "Well, it's the rebels!"

"Here's your chance. ”