Author: Arion's Dolphins

【.No matter what you want to do, you have half an hour. When the time is up, leave, otherwise you will stay with me and keep company with those humans.】

The three trolls nodded in agreement and hurriedly followed Tang Zhao's instructions to find ropes. However, Tang Zhao did not let the trolls tie up the people because one of them was seriously injured and might die if left alone.

Even if he wasn't hit hard, this human had several broken bones and was already in a coma, looking very dangerous.

[You can all treat him before leaving. I won’t provide anything extra before we get there. However, our destination has sufficient medical standards. Whether we can get there depends on luck and whether he wants to live.

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As the culprit, Tang Zhao actually doesn't feel much guilt. He thinks he is not a bad guy, but he is far from a good guy. The battlefield is a place of life and death. The sword has no eyes, and death there can only be attributed to luck.

No, he would not hold back at such a fatal moment. It would be disrespectful to his own life and the lives of his comrades.

The soldier who threw away his weapon first took a deep look at Tang Zhao, said nothing nonsense, and immediately began to try to treat his teammates' injuries.

With an absolute advantage in speed, Tang Zhao was not afraid of his opponent running away. He lay on the ground beside the adventurers and quietly watched them work.

After resting and adjusting for a few minutes, Tang Zhao called the spell caster and began to interrogate him.

[Tell me, what do you know about the scroll? 】

The thin spellcaster glanced at Tang Zhao cautiously: "I told you everything, will you let me go?"

Tang Zhao simply shook his head to express his refusal.

[I can’t let you go, but I can guarantee your safety. Your life will not be in danger while I’m in my hands.]

The thin spellcaster was silent for a few seconds, then took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

"Here's the thing."

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The caster's scroll was not given to him by the hobgoblin, but the harvest of an adventure, from a gnoll leader.

As an academy-educated spellcaster, his knowledge is naturally not comparable to that of a rough warrior. He can tell at a glance that this is something from the devil's side.

However, this spellcaster committed a common problem that many spellcasters commit - arrogance, thinking that he could take advantage of communication with demons without affecting himself.

For some spellcasters who are powerful enough to make the demon lords fearful, communicating with the demons of the Abyss may be a common thing, and they themselves will not be affected much negatively.

But for the vast majority of spellcasters, even if they contract a weak Quasai demon, the influence from the bottomless abyss will make them more and more inclined to the evil camp, which is difficult to avoid.

But to be honest, his understanding of the scrolls is much better than that of the ignorant trolls.

He discovered that killing animals around the scrolls could increase the energy intensity contained in the scrolls, which in turn could feed back the scroll holders and enhance their strength.

The desire for greater power is common and well understood, and the human spellcaster naturally decided to collect more scrolls for his own use.

After a period of investigation, it was found that this kind of thing is occasionally sold on the black market, but it is very popular and will be bought as soon as it spreads. In terms of financial resources, this spellcaster is not very strong and cannot compete with others.

In desperation, he could only issue a commission to the Adventurer's Guild and hire someone to hunt with him in the forest and seize the scroll from the hands of powerful creatures. Unexpectedly, just a few days after entering the forest, he met Tang Zhao.

At first, the spellcaster thought of snatching the scroll by force, but before he could make up his mind, he was discovered and captured alive.

Some details and nonsense have been omitted, but this is generally the case.

[There are humans who are acquiring these scrolls. I don’t know if they are colluding with other races, but it is obvious that the hobgoblins and demons are planning something.]

He had some ideas in his mind, but Tang Zhao still needed to take this person to Lorraine and the elves before they could understand magic.

[Personal suggestion, while you are on the road, you can think more about various things that have happened recently. We are very concerned about the scroll in your mouth.]

After saying these words, Tang Zhao left the spellcaster where he was and turned to look for the trolls.

The appointed time has come, and the trolls walked to Tang Zhao with shaky steps and simply came to wait for their orders.

They each held a leg of lamb in their hands, and their reluctant look made Tang Zhao speechless.

Let one of the trolls carry an injured human whose life or death is uncertain, and the other two serve as front and rear guards, responsible for watching over these humans who are tied by reins.

After everything was ready, the team set off and returned to the settlement in the north of Insula.

It looked unreliable. Those human adventurers were only tied up with simple reins. It would not be very difficult to run away. However, Tang Zhao was not too worried because he adopted a continuous sitting system. If one person ran away, the remaining

Anyone who fails to run successfully will live a life worse than death.

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The team moved forward smoothly. He had already cleared it when he arrived, and there were no enemies on the road.

That night, Tang Zhao and the others arrived at the settlement.

Although many things were still unclear, after the elves heard about the demon scroll, they didn't need Tang Zhao to say anything. They volunteered to take over the rest.

After finishing the things at hand, Tang Zhao, who was bruised and bruised, planned to rest for a day or two before dealing with other things.

The most important thing was the matter of the human wounded man. He miraculously made it to his destination, and his body was sent to the goblins as soon as possible to receive the best possible medical treatment.

So far, the lives of the wounded human beings have been saved. As for more things, Tang Zhao cannot guarantee it yet.

All these things were done in the goblin settlement in the forest. No human being entered the fortress in the mountain. That place is still secret and will remain so until it is built. He will not show the place to outsiders.

The remaining human adventurers are actually a bit difficult for him to deal with - killing them directly would be too exaggerated, and keeping them would be of no use.

After thinking about it for a while, Tang Zhao didn't lock these people up, but just asked them to herd sheep, and they had to stay until the truth came to light before they could leave.

Every time, half of the people must stay in the settlement. If the sheep herder abandons the sheep and runs away while working, the few remaining humans will be punished.

Quan should be the punishment after losing the battle. Human beings can still accept this result. They are just worried that Tang Zhao will regret it, but now they really have no right to worry. They can only do whatever they are told, otherwise they may survive.

Not until later.
Chapter completed!