After searching the mine, nothing special was found, no bones left by the predecessors, let alone any ferocious underground creatures.
However, judging from several locations that were obviously left behind by previous excavations, the stock of this vein should be quite abundant. However, after all, Ronan did not have any professional knowledge and did not have the relevant equipment, so he could not make an accurate measurement.
After ordering the soldiers to clean up several main areas of the mine, such as the rest area and temporary storage area, Ronan took Yatan back to the surface.
"You are divided into three groups, each with a werewolf to explore outside. Be sure to find out the surrounding situation. If there is any threat, come back and report it. Focus on cleaning up the surrounding area first!"
Ronan divided the remaining soldiers into three groups and were led by werewolves to investigate, and then began to recruit new soldiers again.
The configuration is still the same as before, but this time there are more infantry, about fifty Nord warriors and thirty Vaegian archers, a total of eighty people.
With these 80 people guarding this place and building some fortifications, unless a wild tribe or a large herd of hundreds of warriors suddenly appears nearby, there should be no problem at all.
Adventurers and small groups who usually like to go deep into the forest are not a threat, but once they are discovered, werewolves must be sent to intercept and kill them. Otherwise, the news will be leaked as soon as they go out, and trouble will ensue.
The whole day was spent directing the soldiers to transform the mines, build defense facilities, and lay out traps. It was not until night that Ronan asked Jacob, who had returned from the reconnaissance, to take him out of the forest. There were two soldiers outside holding his hand.
The horse is waiting.
Jacob's self-healing ability is very strong, but it has not yet reached the level of the werewolf in some movies and TV shows that Ronan saw in his previous life.
It took about two hours for the epidermis to basically heal, and it took about five hours for complete healing.
Moreover, during this period, it ate more than twice the amount of food it usually eats. It seems that its self-healing is not without consumption. It must be replenished by eating a lot. Once it is not replenished in time, their self-healing will be destroyed.
The healing ability may be greatly reduced or even cause death.
Just like when he came, Jacob carried Ronan on his back and shuttled flexibly through the forest. It took almost the same time as when he came to return to the place where Ronan came in. During this period, they also passed the head of a team who was living and resting in the forest.
Passing over the big tree, those people only saw a big black shadow flashing past, and they were startled.
Ronan didn't know that the team they had caused was a false alarm and increased the manpower for the night watch, because now there was a more serious matter before them, and the two soldiers who were supposed to be waiting for him were missing.
"Master, although I am very thin, there is a smell of blood in this area!" Jacob got down on all fours, lightly shrugged his nose and sniffed the nearby ground, then turned his huge wolf head and said to Ronan.
"It seems that this place is not as inaccessible as Yatan said!" Ronan said with a gloomy face, took out a torch, lit it, and observed the traces on the ground.
His exploration skills are not high, but Jacob has strong exploration and tracking abilities, thanks to his keen eyes and sensitive nose.
"There's a battle here, shoo! There's the smell of about twenty-three people, including the two soldiers, shoo, the smell of blood is divided into two streams, this way! Follow me, master!" Jacob identified it carefully.
There were mottled marks, footprints and bloodstains on the ground nearby, and he kept sniffing with his nose to distinguish the faint smell left in the air.
Then it led Ronan to an open space following the smell of blood and the blood stains dripping on the ground, and then dug in a place where the soil was obviously softer than the surrounding areas.
"Here, Master, are the two soldiers! There are also three unknown corpses!" Jacob said to Ronan after digging for a while.
Ronan walked over and saw the corpses dug up by Jacob. The weapons and armor were gone, leaving only a layer of lining clothes. There were many scars on the two corpses, one of which was fatal on the back of the neck.
, and the other one was on the chest. It seemed that he had indeed experienced a fierce battle, and then he was unable to withstand the siege and was killed.
Those three corpses should be the people who were killed on the other side. It seemed that they didn't want to take away the corpses. Maybe they were too troublesome, maybe they were afraid of attracting wild animals, or they simply didn't want people to know.
"These people took a fancy to my horse, or something else, or maybe they were just a bunch of bastards, but no matter what, they killed my people, and I was also responsible. I thought no one would come here, so I ignored them.
For this problem, I should have asked them to wait in the town first!" Ronan still looked gloomy, and his good mood was suddenly ruined.
"Can you find them? Jacob!" Ronan felt murderous intent in his heart.
"Whoosh! The smell in the air is very thin. They should have met around noon today, but some of them were injured, and I can barely trace it." Jacob sniffed the smell of blood remaining in the air again.
Said, its blood tracking ability allows it to more effectively distinguish the smell of the blood of these attackers. Without Jacob, Ronan's attempt to find these attackers would be nothing more than a dream.
"Take me to them! Kill them!"
"As you command! Master!"
Yacobu leaned down again, but Ronan did not lie down directly. Instead, he took off his clothes, threw the nightmare and clothes into his backpack, and then bought an outfit from the system.
He wore jet black armor, black loose trousers that were easy to move around, and leggings made of black wooden boards. He also put on a black hooded windbreaker. Ronan also took out a big snake mask that he hadn't used for a long time.
After fastening his belt and adjusting the position of his mask, Ronan was now completely black, blending perfectly into the night, looking like a professional assassin.
Then Ronan exchanged a ring-shou knife from the system store. It has a straight blade, thick ridge, moderate length, and a long handle. It is comfortable to hold it with both hands. There is no hand guard. The blade and the handle are directly connected. The handle is at the end.
There is also a ring at the end, which is the origin of the name of the ring. This ring not only functions as a weight ball, but can also be used to hang a rope and tie it to the hand to prevent the knife from falling off. It can also be used to hang some knife spikes.
Ornaments.
This knife was carefully selected by Ronan. The entire blade was painted with black paint. Only the blade and the upper part were not painted. After swinging it a few times in the dark night, the blade made a long and beautiful stroke against the moonlight.
The sword shines, but it is difficult for the opponent to use this to judge the position and attack direction of Ronan's weapon.
After swinging it for a few times, Ronan was able to get it right. Ronan randomly hung the knife on his belt and lay on Jacob's back, preparing to trouble those people.