Chapter 27 Aftermath
It was already night after Cheese and Heather finished their exchange. After confirming that the mage's team would go with the Knights of the Hammer, they exchanged views on many issues they were currently facing. The most important of which was the residents of Sweetwater Town.
It is obvious that this cave is no longer safe. Although such a large-scale caveman attack is unlikely to happen again, leaving the camp sheltered by Cheese and Heather may be under the attack of a small group of caveman wanderers.
There will be a price to pay in blood. So migration is almost certain, so the second question is where to migrate. On this, mages and knights hold different opinions.
Heather believed that the residents of Sweetwater Town could enter the Dukedom of Hammer against the path she came from. According to what the female knight saw along the way, that passage could be considered safe, and there were sufficient water sources and other resources along the way to provide the residents with
Necessary supplies. However, Cheese did not agree with the other party's point of view. In the view of the mage, the so-called safety of the female knight captain was unreliable. A well-trained knight team and a town of residents who had just experienced a fierce battle
They are completely incomparable. Not to mention anything else, the long journey from here to the western territory of the earldom will cause many changes. In contrast, Cheese believes that the best direction for these residents of Sweetwater Town to move is to Longji Mountain in the north.
, the Frost Guard's fortress is not crowded, and their regiment-like lifestyle also makes their food reserves very sufficient. The most important thing is that, although they paid a heavy price, these residents of Sweetwater Town have indeed avoided it because of the devil's deal.
After the plague attack, the mage observed this camp for a long time. He could guarantee that no one was infected by the rat plague among these people. Then these healthy residents should leave the count as soon as possible to reduce the number of them.
Risk of infection by plague.
"But we can't guarantee that they will be accepted by the Frost Guards. Those northerners are famous for their stubbornness," the female knight captain said.
This is something that Cheese did not expect. The legion has always been excluded from the political territory of the empire. Although the successive commanders of the Frost Guard have nominal noble titles in the empire, in fact everyone in the north knows it.
, these northern people don't care about the political power in the south at all. Although they will not exclude outsiders, people in the southern area are not willing to go close to a bitter and cold place like Longji Mountain, so even in the bordering Earl of Saron, there are many people in the north.
The people the locals have interacted with are limited to merchants who purchase items and a few nobles. In the eyes of ordinary people, the reputation of the Frost Guard has nothing to do with kindness.
"This is not a problem. Since Mr. Cheese has confirmed that the residents of Sweetwater Town are not infected by the plague, I think the commander will not turn these people away." This is what Mona, who arrived later, said. The female warrior
He is still very clear about his commander's character, and since Cheese has ensured that these people have not been infected by the plague, it is expected that Commander Jon will not refuse to temporarily shelter these refugees.
Now that he has received the guarantee from the female warrior, the safety of the Frost Guard is guaranteed. Instead of passing through the crisis-ridden earldom, Mayor Band decided to lead the residents of Sweetwater Town to temporarily seek refuge in Dragon's Back Mountain. And Cheese also proposed
Hahn can be allowed to follow the team from Sweetwater Town back to the town at the foot of the mountain. Although the "Wild Boar"'s injury is not very serious, the location of his back injury will affect Hahn's actions to some extent. The mage is worried that the intensity of the next action will affect
His injuries worsened, and the wound close to his spine was likely to lead to paralysis. For a brave warrior like Hahn, being unable to move freely was probably one of the most unacceptable outcomes.
Although Mona was opposed to Cheese's proposal at first, after all, Commander Jon asked them to risk their lives to ensure Cheese's safety before they left. However, as a soldier who has lived on the front line for a long time, Mona also knew the embarrassment of Hahn's injury.
In addition, the mage proposed that Heather's knights should accompany them, and one more person and one less person would not have much impact from a safety perspective. The female warrior finally agreed to let the "Wild Boar" return to Dragon's Back Mountain with the residents of Sweetwater Town. Of course, to make
When Hahn woke up later, he needed a few more people to accept this order.
But anyway, after the relocation plan was finalized that day, Mayor Bande began to mobilize the residents of Sweetwater Town to relocate. The camp was originally a temporary residence, and most of the townspeople could quickly pack up their belongings.
The luggage, to say the trouble, is probably the wounded who were injured in the previous battle. These wounded are still recovering and cannot bear the pain of long distances, but Cheese and others must join the Kingdom Knights as soon as possible. In desperation,
, Heather could only leave ten knights here temporarily as guards for the Sweetwater Town camp, and wait for two days for the wounded to stabilize and protect them to go north, and then return to Valley City to join the large army. And the rest of the people
Then, together with the remaining four members of the Cheese Team, they repaired for half a day and set off for Valley City early the next morning.
It is worth mentioning that the night before they set off, Cheese once left the camp alone for a while. The large number of cavemen made the mage keenly aware of something strange, plus what the mayor described and the devil's
For a deal, Cheese felt it was necessary to talk to the devil who had harvested the memories of everyone in Sweetwater Town for ten years, because judging from the cavemen's abnormal offensive, the other party probably did not want to let go of the residents of Sweetwater Town so easily.
However, this was kept secret from most people that night. Even Heather didn't know that Cheese had left the camp, and she didn't even know that the mage was going to talk to the devil. To be precise, he knew about it.
Apart from Cheese himself, the only person who has been paying attention to Cheese's movements is Elsa. But even if the landlady asked her later, Cheese did not tell her how she negotiated with the devil. He just said that the devil would never come to Sweetwater Town again.
The residents were in trouble. Of course, this answer did not satisfy Elsa, but in order to prevent others from knowing about it and causing panic, she had no choice but to keep asking Cheese.
As for whether Cheese found the devil and how he made him give up attacking the residents of Sweetwater Town, these things are still secrets in the mage's heart for the time being. No third person can know until he or the devil takes the initiative to disclose them.
Early the next morning, the rising sun could not be seen in the cave, but the good work and rest habits of the knights made their biological clocks extremely accurate. In other words, except for Cheese, a mage who was accustomed to pampering, everyone else could rely on their physiology.
We can use our experience to estimate the approximate time now. In short, while most of the residents of Sweetwater Town are still taking precious rest time after the battle, the cheese team, which has received an expansion of personnel, has bid farewell to Mayor Band and left the rest of Longji Mountain.
Through the layers of caves in the vein, they will follow the Dragon Blood River all the way south to reach the place agreed with the Kingdom Knights, the residence of the Earl of Saron, Valley City. But what they don’t know is that how long ago they were
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