At the same time, in the woods to the left of Nalant's team, a figure was hiding behind a big tree, peeking at them through the weeds.
"Damn it, I was discovered! I have to go back and report quickly!" The figure observed the movements of Nalant and others and knew that he was likely to be discovered.
He was also very alert and began to slowly move back, trying not to make any noise.
Buzz buzz!
At this moment, a few bees flew over his head, but they did not attract his attention. It was normal for mosquitoes, ants, and flying insects to appear in the jungle.
When the buzzing of the bees disappeared, the man had retreated more than ten meters. Just as he turned around and was about to escape toward the southwest, a sound of breaking through the air suddenly came to his ears.
Whoosh!
puff!
"Ah! My leg!" With a scream, the man immediately fell to the ground and howled in pain. There was an arrow stuck in his thigh.
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"Quick, go over and catch him!" Nalant ordered after hearing the screams in the woods.
Soon, Quick and his guards pulled out the people in the woods.
"Who are you, and why did you break into the Storm Territory!" Nalant's brows furrowed as the man was brought in front of him.
This man was actually fully armed, with a long sword and a lot of leather armor on his body, which was not something ordinary civilians or thieves could have.
This world is very poor. Many times, the men of some Lord Knights cannot afford leather armor and long swords, so they often use hoes and wooden forks on the battlefield.
"Sir, I am a guard of Baron Quint. I accidentally got lost and broke in here. Please let me go back. Baron Quint will definitely pay you for me."
Because of the pain, cold sweat broke out on the man's forehead. Hearing this, he immediately begged Nalant.
"be lost?"
Nalant was expressionless after hearing this, but turned to Quik and said: "Quick, I leave it to you!"
This could be enough to deceive a three-year-old child, but it couldn't deceive Narant.
If he was really lost, then this person should have run out early to reveal his identity after seeing him. After all, he just entered by mistake and it was not a big deal.
But he had been monitoring his group for several minutes, and after he was discovered, he was even more ready to head deeper into the woods. If he didn't have something wrong in his heart, no one would believe him.
Since he refused to tell the truth, Narant didn't mind using some means.
In addition, seeing this guard, Nalant had a lot of guesses in his mind. The disappearance of the serfs some time ago might not necessarily be caused by the monsters.
"Yes, sir!" Quik smiled bloodthirstyly at this man, and then dragged him to the woods nearby. Soon, several wailings were heard in the woods.
The wailing didn't last long before Quick ran out in a hurry.
"Sir, he has recruited him. He is indeed a guard under Baron Quint, but he did not get lost here, but was sent here to guard the place, because there is a newly-built baron of Quint in the buffer zone not far ahead.
The camp!”
After a pause, Quick continued: "He also confessed that the serfs who disappeared some time ago were not taken away by the monsters, but were kidnapped by them!"
"As expected, what does Quint, the bastard, want to do?" Nalant's speculation was verified. He did not expect that Baron Quint was so courageous and reached out to the Storm Territory. This could cause Tulip Territory and Black Iron Ridge.
disputed.
And now that the Storm Territory belongs to him, Nalant will not allow outsiders to act recklessly in his territory.
"Did he say what the camp in the buffer zone was built for?"
"Sir, he only said there was a yellow elf inside! He didn't know anything else!"
"Yellow elf? Doesn't that mean mineral deposits?" Nalant was surprised. The yellow elf is the most precious existence among all the elves. Even if a salt mine is opened, it can still make a lot of money.
"Ding! The Storm Territory is your territory. Baron Quint sent people to operate in your territory, which has harmed your interests!"
"System side mission: Find out the location of the camp!"
"Task reward: new species of plants!"
At this moment, the long-lost system sound came from Nalant's mind.
"Well, the system finally made some noise, but the reward is a new species of plant?"
Nalant didn't think too much. He definitely needed to investigate, so he asked Quick: "In which direction is the camp?"
"Sir, it's within the boundary buffer zone three miles ahead!"
"Okay, let's set out to investigate! Leave two guards behind to tie him to a tree and keep a watch on him!" Nalant quickly ordered!
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, the team started to move forward, and after more than ten minutes, they reached the border three miles away!
However, Narant did not see the camp at this border, because there were dense old trees on both sides of the nearby road. Only a border stone weighing several thousand kilograms stood in front, with the six characters "Tulip Earldom" engraved on it.
"The camp should be in the woods in this buffer zone!" Nalant looked at the dense woods outside the boundary stone.
Buffer zone - as the name suggests, it is the no-man's-border zone reserved between nobles and their territories.
This was developed to avoid disputes between nobles.
In name, the buffer zone does not belong to both parties, but to the princes they are loyal to.
For example, the buffer zone between the Tulip Earldom and the Black Iron Earldom belongs to the king of the principality.
However, the buffer zone is mostly a narrow dividing line about three kilometers wide, and the feudal lords with ownership rights do not actually manage or develop it.
At this time, the vassals will form a tacit unspoken rule, which is to divide the buffer zone into two and develop and utilize their respective half. The only requirement is that no camps or troops can be stationed.
If you violate it, you are breaking the unspoken rules.
"Shirley, let the bees explore the forest!" The reason why Quint's spy was able to find him so quickly was because of Shirley's bees.
Nalant finally discovered Shirley's true purpose today. Before becoming a powerful animal trainer, she could be an excellent investigator.
"Okay, Lord!" Shirley nodded excitedly, then muttered a few words to a few bees, and the bees flew into the air buzzingly.
The buffer zone is full of dense woods. It would take a lot of time to find it manually, but for bees, they can have a clear view as long as they fly to an altitude of tens of meters.
Only a few seconds passed before several bees flew back.
"Sir, Bee told me that there is a camp in the woods ahead!"
"Very good! Everyone, follow up! We're going to check now!"
Later, under the guidance of Little Bee, Narant and others walked into the woods.
After only four or five minutes of walking, the front suddenly became clear. The originally dense woods in the buffer zone had been cut down and replaced by a camp built with wooden piles.
It is said to be a camp, but it is actually a simple fortress. The fortress is surrounded by a wooden wall made of large wooden piles five or six meters high.
Not only can people walk on the wooden wall, but there are towering arrow towers every ten meters. In each arrow tower, you can see a longbowman patrolling!
Dang Dang Dang!
When Narant and others appeared at the edge of the open space, the guards on the fence also discovered their traces. Suddenly, a rapid warning bell sounded in the camp.