After the news came out that the Near Forest Territory had surrendered to Baron Jean, the entire Musen Territory was in an uproar. Many people were extremely surprised. Allen was also very surprised when he learned the news.
After all, Baron Scott, the leader of the nearby forest, resisted the temptation of the viscount title and rashly expressed his surrender to another baron. This is difficult to understand no matter how you look at it.
Even Allen couldn't figure out what the forest leader was thinking. Did he think the territory was too weak and sincerely wanted to surrender to Baron Jean to protect himself? Or did he have other motives and use the power of surrendering to Baron Jean to protect himself?
To confuse others, and finally achieve other goals secretly.
But from now on, no matter which of the two ideas the Forest Territory adopts, it can be considered a success.
Since Baron Jean posed no threat to him due to the surrender of the Near Forest Territory, he no longer had any plans for it. And after knowing that the Near Forest Territory surrendered to Baron Jean, the other barons simply ignored the Near Forest Territory. After all, their company
He had no intention of competing for the title of Viscount, and was all thinking about how to fight against Baron Jean.
Due to this situation, the Near Forest Territory is now considered the safest territory in the entire Musen Territory, without any danger!
However, it is for this reason that the Near Forest Territory has attracted Allen's attention. The purpose of the Near Forest Territory is actually unclear now, and Allen cannot guarantee whether it sincerely surrenders to Baron Jean or if it really has ulterior motives.
If the Near Forest Territory really has ulterior motives, the Qinghuang Territory located to the south of the Near Forest Territory will definitely be threatened. If it suddenly attacks the Qinghuang Territory without any preparation, the Qinghuang Territory will suffer a big loss!
In order to find out whether the Near Forest Territory had other purposes, Allen ordered the Shadow Division to secretly investigate the Near Forest Territory more than ten days ago. This is why Allen suddenly asked Andy about it now.
"Lord Baron, during the investigation of the Near Forest Territory, the Shadow Division discovered that every three days at midnight, a convoy secretly enters the Black Dragon Mountains.
Just the day before yesterday, the convoy entered the Black Dragon Mountains again. This time, the Shadow Branch agents secretly followed behind them. Sure enough, they found that the convoy entered a mountain col on the outskirts of the Black Dragon Mountains. The spies found a camp in it. However, because there were too many sentries around the camp,
The spies didn’t follow me, and they retreated after taking note of their location!”
After hearing the baron's inquiry, Andy didn't hesitate at all and told Allen exactly what happened.
Sure enough! After hearing the result, Allen was overjoyed. There was indeed something fishy about this near-forest leader, and his secret behavior was completely different from his appearance on the surface.
Regarding the secret camp mentioned by Andy, Allen guessed that it was most likely a military camp, and the convoy that went every three days must be to deliver food to the soldiers in the military camp. This confirmed Allen's previous guess.
This forest collar is not as simple as it seems!
There is definitely an unknown conspiracy!
"Continue to have the people below monitor every move of the Near Forest Territory, especially the mysterious camp. If there is any change, report it immediately." Allen said to Andy solemnly.
"Yes! Lord Baron!"
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At this time, within the Black Dragon Mountains.
Inside a giant cave, there is an open space outside the cave, with sunlight shining down. This cave is a natural residence, and Locke and the Jackal warriors live here.
"Chief, the food we grabbed from that human village has been almost consumed. Now there is not enough food to eat. What should we do?" Hank, the barbarian warrior next to Locke, asked Locke with an impatient look on his face.
Hank himself is a big eater. One person can eat the same amount as five other jackals. He usually eats until he is full. Now seeing that there is not enough food, Hank is the first to become anxious. There is not enough food.
, Hank must be hungry.
In order not to starve, Hank had no choice but to come to Locke to find a solution. After all, Locke was the leader of the entire team.
"How about? Chief, I think we should just look for another human village to grab some. Those human beings are very weak and can easily rob food." Hank chuckled and suggested to Locke.
"Shut up! Don't think about this. As for the food, I already have a solution!" Locke said calmly, not listening to Hank's opinion.
Locke knew that the first time a village was massacred, it was just a human baron who could not get enough of it. Now that a human village has been massacred, the human barons must have become alert. If they rashly enter human territory again, their whereabouts will most likely be exposed.
go out.
The most important task at the moment is to wait for the arrival of the kingdom's army safely. Locke does not want to cause unnecessary trouble. If the humans notice something, it will be troublesome.
The lack of food was something that Locke, as the leader, had expected. After all, there were three hundred Jackal warriors to eat, and the food stolen from the human village would not last long.
Coupled with the extremely dangerous sea route, it will take a long time for Porter to return to the kingdom with his fleet, not to mention the time it will take for the kingdom to send troops to the Principality of Kane. Locke estimates that it will be very soon if the army can arrive in November.
!
In order to solve the future survival problem of his group of gnolls, Locke set his target on the beasts of the Black Dragon Mountains. The Black Dragon Mountains cover a radius of thousands of miles. Due to the high humidity and high temperature all year round, there is a lush primeval forest scene with many species and kinds of beasts.
There are also countless wild deer, bison, wild horses, wild boars, etc. Some of them form groups, and they come and go in groups.
Locke happened to know that there was a large group of wild boars living near the cave where he lived. The number of wild boars in it reached more than a hundred. Locke set his target on this group of wild boars. This was the only choice to get out of the predicament now.
"Hank! Go gather the soldiers!" Locke ordered to Hank.
"Chief, what are we going to do!" Hank asked after gathering the jackal warriors.
"I want to solve the food problem for everyone, and I will take you to eat meat today!" Locke said with a smile.
"Meat! Meat..." Upon hearing that the leader was going to take everyone to eat meat, many jackals became excited, shouted loudly, and let out waves of unpleasant roars.
Locke took the lead, holding the ordinary iron mace gifted by the king, and set off with the gnoll warriors to find a place where the wild boar could survive.
Since most Gnolls are not interested in iron smelting, the entire Gnoll Kingdom has less iron equipment. The iron weapons of the Gnoll Kingdom are basically captured in wars with human countries, and are very precious.
This time when Locke set out to find the Principality of Kane, the king rewarded Locke with a precious iron mace as a weapon.
As for the other gnolls, they held simple weapons such as large wooden sticks and some animal leg bones!