Chapter 82 Coping

Several soldiers were closely guarding in front of the tent in the center of the camp, and the few serfs who escaped by chance had already been taken to the tent.

In addition to the Philip Knights who must maintain order outside, all the leaders of the camp are also concentrated here.

The two wounded serfs were placed on a soft cushion, with varying degrees of scratches on their backs and arms, and due to the erosion of the power of corruption, these newly wounded wounds have now begun to severely fester. Fortunately, the camp is now With the Druid, Pittman was using his own potions and Druid spells to heal the wounded, and the two hapless serfs saved their lives.

The other two uninjured serfs stood in front of Gawain trembling, fear still entrenched in their hearts, even if they had fled back to the safe camp, they could not control the shaking of their bodies - but at least it was from a few days. Those who survived the disaster a few months ago, at least they still retain the courage to speak in full.

"On the fork in the west after entering the mountain, there were several monsters, the blood-red demons, and we ran into them face to face!" a serf said tremblingly, "We tried our best to Run, but Tok was caught by the monster and was silent for a few moments."

The Byron Knight standing next to Gawain was obviously dissatisfied with this unorganized report. He frowned: "How many are there? What is the exact location of the fork in the west? Those monsters move quickly, you guys How can you escape?"

The two serfs were taken aback by the stern question from "Master Knight", and they became even more at a loss. Come on, relax and tell me how you got away?"

The two serfs looked at each other, and one of them swallowed: "Those monsters didn't seem to see us at first, they were just wandering on the mountain road, and they suddenly caught up after we started running. The mountain road is narrow. , those monsters got stuck in the stone, and we ran out"

"How many monsters have you encountered? Be specific?" Hetty continued.

"Three no, four," another serf snapped his fingers, "we only saw three at the time, but then there were four who caught up."

"That is to say, you only see a part of it," Hetty said while looking at Gawain with a worried expression, "actually I'm afraid it will be quite a lot."

"Wandering" Gawain pinched his chin and frowned, but he recalled the "giant planet activity parameters" collected from the monitoring satellite perspective in the past two days. Obviously, there has been no alarm about the increase in the activity of giant planets recently, and there is no upward surge of magic power. Phenomenon, how did those monsters appear? Where did it come from?

At this time, the little old Pittman, who was treating the wounded, finally finished casting the spell.

He stood up and let out a long sigh of relief: "These two people are all right. They drank the potion I prepared, plus the Druid's purification spell. The rest is cultivation. As long as they don't get infected, they will be fine in a few days."

Although this guy usually wanders around the camp, eats, drinks, and sells a lot of weird potions that are useless for divination, but Druid's ability is true, especially at this time, Gawain is even more fortunate The existence of this guy, so he nodded sincerely: "Thank you for your hard work."

"Don't talk about this, we are a salary-paying friendship, saying that hard work hurts more money," Pittman waved his hand, "but I have to remind you, I can heal the wounds of these two people, but I can't heal the outside eight. Hundreds of people were flustered, these four people ran back all the way crying and shouting, and the two who were injured shouted louder, and now the whole camp probably knows about it."

Gawain took a deep look at the seemingly unreliable old man, but couldn't help but thank him a little.

He didn't need to remind himself of this.

"Hetty, you go to arrange first. Today, all the outbound exploration and gathering work will be stopped. The projects in the camp will be carried out as usual, and the food will be distributed as usual. Keeping the order is the first priority. Knight Byron, lead people to strengthen the patrol. - Brighten up the armor and weapons, and tell Knight Philip, the newly recruited militia team is also armed."

After instructing the camp, Gawain turned to look at Amber: "You"

Amber didn't wait for him to speak, and then snorted: "If I can't tell, will you slap me on the wall with your big sword?"

"Yes, and it's the kind that you can't even pull out."

Amber pouted: "Okay, then I'll go."

"I haven't finished speaking yet," Gawain stood up, "I'll go with you."

Amber's eyes widened in surprise, while Heidi next to him followed closely and said, "Ancestor, you should stay in the camp—you rashly went to check the movements of those monsters."

"Too much?" Gawain turned his head and glanced at Heidi, "Is it possible that I have been drawing drawings here for a long time, and you have all forgotten what I did seven hundred years ago?"

Everyone in the tent was stunned for a moment, and then they suddenly remembered the fighting power of the ancestor in front of them.

For a while now, Gawain has been hiding in the tent, drawing design drawings, drawing plans, and researching strange "alchemy formulas". They are almost forgetting the real profession of this fierce man back then. He specializes in fighting small monsters at the border of the kingdom!

It is fortunate that Gao Wen usually didn't tell anyone the real situation of his "relegation". At this time, he could see the effect - as long as Gao Wen stood up, the people next to him would be full of confidence no matter how fake he was.

"If there are really only three or four aberrations wandering in the mountains, I will kill them easily in the past. If it is a large group, then Amber and I can still retreat completely, and come back in time to set up defenses - or take you to evacuate," Gawain had a look on his face, "Don't panic. Everything is a technical adjustment. Believe me, I'm right. It's a big deal. The grandfather will take you to the full level." Two I need you to lead the way."

When the two serfs heard this, they were so frightened that they almost fell to the ground, and even burst into tears: "Master, Master, don't!" "We don't want to die!" "Those monsters can eat people!"

Those who have experienced a Cecil disaster personally face them far more fearfully than those who have only heard about monsters.

What's more, they just escaped from the dead once today.

However, Gawain had to make them face those monsters again—even if necessary, make everyone in the entire territory face those monsters again.

"Stand up, you must lead the way, this is an order from the lord," Gawain said in an unquestionable tone, "and you don't have to worry about your own safety, I will fulfill the duty of the nobles and protect you until you return safely."

The two serfs looked at each other. Of course they knew what Gawain meant by "duties of the nobles". That was exactly what the nobles usually preached all day long, but when they preached, some of them would take it seriously. ? When it is really about to die, how can the lives of these pariahs be as precious as the lives of noble masters!

But even disobeying the lord's orders seems like a dead end.

Seeing them hesitating, Gawain said lightly, "I'm Cecil Gawain, the legend of killing hundreds of thousands of monsters 700 years ago, you think there are hundreds of thousands of monsters in that mountain to kill you. What? You know, if the monster really comes, it's safest to be with me instead."

Gawain's idea is quite simple: no one here can beat him anyway, so he can blow it.

And uneducated serfs can easily believe Gawain's boasting at this time. After all, the legend about Gawain Cecil is well-known in this kingdom. Hearing this living legend (who just came back to life) used such an indifferent expression The tone assured themselves of this, and they immediately reacted, realizing that even if they did encounter a monster, it would be easy for the lord in front of him to protect the two of them.

Since it is a smooth thing, there should be no problem.

So they finally nodded in agreement.

Hetty called in two soldiers and asked them to take four serfs (including the two who had just finished treatment) to go down to rest for a while and have something to eat, then she turned to Gawain: "Ancestor, you don't need to tell the serfs that much. Many, for them, obeying orders is fundamental."

"But it's better for them to take the initiative to obey orders than to unilaterally force them," Gawain waved his hand and looked at Rebecca, "How is the progress of those 'arts'?"

For him, this is the most important thing right now.

Rebecca hesitated for a moment, and reported according to the facts: "Crystal particles have been produced, and the output is getting bigger and bigger, and now they have accumulated a lot, and some explosion circles and corresponding rune triggers have also been made, but the detonation is delayed. There is still no progress, and there is no finished product.”

Hetty knew what Gawain was thinking, and she looked worried: "If those monsters really come this way, we probably won't wait for the time when 'art' can come in handy."

"Undelayed detonation is only one of the usages, but not all usages," Gawain shook his head after a brief pondering, "Rebecca, go find some craftsmen, and hunters who know how to make traps. I'll tell you what to do later. How to do."

Rebecca nodded without hesitation: "Okay!"

Until this time, Knight Byron couldn't help but say: "Are you going to let the camp face those monsters?"

"This is just an option. How to deal with it will have to wait until Amber and I understand the reality of those monsters," Gawain said while thinking about what he could do now, "By the way, Byron, you write A notice, it said that the aberrations were found in the mountains, and their whereabouts have been grasped, because Duke Cecil Gawain has full experience in dealing with aberrations, so the monsters are not a concern, let everyone work with peace of mind, whether it is Stay or withdraw, waiting for new orders. Find two more literate soldiers to read the announcement."

Byron took the order, and Hetty, who was next to him, widened his eyes in surprise: "Ancestor, are you going to just tell those civilians that the aberrations really exist?!"

"They already knew," Gawain glanced at Hetty, "they already knew when the four serfs came back yelling and yelling - but they weren't sure, and they didn't know the whole truth. ."

Hetty hesitated: "then if you tell them the whole truth"

"Then they won't continue to guess, and they won't guess in a worse, worse direction," Gawain said. "The more clear and certain we say, the sooner they can stop panic and guessing. It's worse when you're covering up."

Heidi nodded helplessly: "Yes, what you said makes sense."

"Amber, go get ready," Gao Wen took a deep breath, "Come and see with me later to see where those monsters came from."

(I should have more chapters today)