Chapter 48, The Jackal Movement
距离豺狼离开星辰湖,继续向东走,已经过去了半个多月.
这段时间,祈星湖又恢复了往日的繁忙,完善城堡,开垦农田,修建渡槽,挖盐矿,巡逻领地.Velin 手下的每一位骑士都做好自己的事情,认真完成自己的工作.
作为领主,维林也没有闲着.
在与豺狼战斗后,他深深意识到自己战斗技巧的不足.
所以,他给自己定了个严格的时间表,上午处理领地的公务,下午跟其他骑士一起训练,晚上练练斗气,抓住每一分每一秒来提升自己.
12 月下旬,侦察任务人员返回祈祷湖,为 Velin 带来了来自卡德罗省的最新情报.
城堡大厅里,侦察队的队长迈克正在恭敬地向维林汇报工作.
"大人,有五支怪物军队正在攻击卡德罗省的边界.目标是边境要塞蒙塔斯,我们所在的祈祷之星湖和黄沙河谷.其中,边境要塞蒙塔斯面对的怪兽联盟数量最多,有超过 30,000 只怪兽.
闻言,魏林问道:"省内陆地区目前的情况如何?
"非常混乱,非常混乱."迈克想了想,回答道:"来自世界各地的贵族坚决抵抗了怪物的攻击,败逃而逃,甚至在风中逃走.尤其是离省会城市越近,这种现象就越明显.
"呵呵,看来一百多年的和平,已经抹杀了一些贵人的英勇."Verlin 对一些贵族的表现嗤之以鼻.
他不知道卡德罗省会有多少贵族被收复或被主家族取代.
然而,这对他来说毫无意义.
"我让你关注的那群豺狼的状态如何?"
"主上,那些战败的士兵离开了东边的星辰湖,接连突破了几个贵族领地.看来他们的实力不足,或者他们可能已经吸取了攻打城堡的教训.这群豺狼只掠夺了城堡周围的村镇,无视了贵族的城堡,所以他们积累了大量的财富.
"这一次我属下回来了,他得知豺狼要绕过星辰湖,带着被掠夺的财富和人口,从我们以南 60 多公里的基岩山返回荒原."
"这个消息是可靠的."Verlin 突然变得精力充沛,盯着 Mike,认真地问道.
"确实,我的属下抓到了一个低级的银豺族族长,从他那里得知了这个消息."
维林的脸上陷入了沉思,他觉得有些奇怪.对方会不会因此改变方向呢?
Mike stood aside, waiting quietly.
"Specific time."
"According to the information obtained from the Jackal, the approximate time should be the beginning of January, and the specific time is unknown."
"Take your men and continue to scout. As soon as there is any situation, report to me immediately."
"Yes, Lord."
After waiting for Mike to leave, Velin came to the map and looked at the several areas around the Lake of Praying Stars.
He was also unsure whether the leader of the Jackal would change his mind and leave from other places when he learned that his subordinates had disappeared.
If he hurriedly led the large army to the bedrock mountain to ambush in advance, would the gain outweigh the loss?
"Wait for a while, don't make a delusional decision now."
Afterwards, Velin asked Baird to mobilize the territorial army and prepare for the departure. The specific time was waiting for his orders.
In a village in Cadero Province, the one-armed werewolf Rutgers was holding a roasted beef leg and chewing it, looking calmly at the room.
"Leader, in the past 20 days of looting, we have robbed more wealth than we can count. Just the strong human slaves captured, there are more than 10,000." A Jackal clan patriarch sitting below played with the gold coins in his hand and said excitedly.
"Leader, do you want to go east next? I heard that the further east, the richer those human nobles will be and the more good things will be." The head of the Jackal clan with a scar on his face took this opportunity and asked tentatively.
At this time, Rutgers saw that something was wrong, carefully counted the subordinates below, and asked, "Where did Dorago go?"
After the few jackals below listened, you looked at me, and I looked at you, all with questions on their faces.
"Someone come."
Looking at this bunch of trash, Rutgers said gloomily.
Immediately, two tall jackals entered the room and knelt on one knee, waiting for orders.
"Go and bring the people of Dorago here."
"Yes, Chief."
After a while, a few dirty wolverines were brought here to wait for Rutgers' questioning.
"Where is your clan leader?"
A werewolf crawled on the ground and replied respectfully, "Respected leader, our clan leader went out to plunder three days ago and has not returned to the camp yet."
"That is to say, your patriarch has not returned for three days, and I, the leader, have no news at all."
The werewolf who was crawling on the ground trembled with fear. He recalled the people who had been inexplicably executed for more than 20 days, and began to pray for the protection of the god of the werewolf, Gorelik.
"Dragged out to bake."
After the Jackals heard this, they fell to the ground and were forcibly dragged out by the Jackals guards.
The other jackal clan chiefs lowered their heads one after another, not daring to make a sound.
Since the leader lost an arm, his personality has become more and more irritable, and he has tortured and killed his clan members at every turn to vent his anger.
Rutgers looked around, and as far as his eyes could see, no wolf dared to look at him.
"After two weeks, we will start the return journey and proceed according to the original plan."
"Yes, Chief."
None of the jackals objected, and they all answered loudly to show that they had no intention of objecting.
On the night of January 1, 19721, Velin did not cultivate for the first time, but lay in bed and waited quietly.
Tonight, according to his previous conjecture, the guidance of fate will tell him new news.
Soon, it was eight o'clock, and the pleasant voice sounded again, bringing him valuable news.
[Seven days later, a legendary mage from the starry sky will fall to the Gray Mist Mountain north of the Lake of Praying Stars. If you save her, you will be protected by the other party for 30 years.]
"Legendary Mage." Verlin suddenly sat up, his face full of surprise, "What can I use to save her."
The next moment, he discovered that he had something to save a legendary mage.
However, during the day, he received news that the Jackal had set out to return to the Gray Mist Wilderness, and was ready to leave Cardero Province from the south, just like the previous investigation.
"The north and the south cannot be balanced, and a trade-off must be made."
Velin's face was very torn. On the one hand, there was a huge amount of materials, which could allow the territory to develop further. On the other hand, he obtained the friendship of a legendary magician, but he could only get thirty years of protection.
"If that's the case, then that's it."
Soon, Velin had a clear answer in his heart.