Listening to Austinger's words, the expression on DeWitt's face became embarrassed.

"I'll take care of it." Austinger hurriedly added.

"Your mission is to keep yourself and your comrades safe, where can you spare time to take care of a foreign vagrant?" Cremont stood aside and said solemnly.

"I—" Austinger was speechless for a moment, unable to think of what he should say.

"Didn't you say you didn't want to go back? Why have you changed your mind again now? Able asked as he took a step forward and turned to Gilbert.

“... Actually, I've always wanted to go back. Gilbert was silent for a moment, then continued, "I want to get what I have back. ”

Able glanced at Cremont and nodded secretly.

DeWitt focused his gaze on Gilbert's body, and said meaningfully: "If you want to return to the territory of the goblin clan through us, you must be mentally prepared to pay. ”

"Got it," Gilbert looked at the ground and nodded, "I'll tell you everything I know." ”

"Including news of the goblins?" Cremont confirmed.

“... Well. After a while, Gilbert nodded.

"Then, Austinger, Gilbert will be taken care of by you in the future." DeWitt promised Gilbert: "Don't worry, we won't force you to tell us extra news." ”

"Great!" Austinger shouted. happily put his hand on Gilbert's shoulder.

"Austinger, take Gilbert to the back office to get a pair of smaller shoes. Hurry up and don't delay the march. Cremont confessed.

"Yes!" Austinger replied, bent over Gilbert's shoulder, and walked out with him.

"I didn't expect Captain DeWitt to really say yes! I didn't even have time to say anything. Austinger said with high spirits, and after turning his head to find that Gilbert had been keeping his head down and silent, he immediately cared: "What's wrong with you?" You okay? ”

"Nothing." Gilbert stood up and shook his head.

"The captains are very considerate people, and they are honestly kind. They won't be able to bear to do anything to hurt you. Austinger reassured, "I'm glad to be with you next." ”

Gilbert looked up and saw the dazzling smile on Austinger's face, and also curled the corners of his mouth: "Hmm." ”

"All hands on deck!" Able stood outside the door of the dismantled camp and shouted in a loud voice.

The reconnaissance army, including Gilbert, quickly lined up in front of him.

"Today we are going to fight to get out of this flat land, and everyone must not relax." Abel said.

"Yes!" The soldiers responded.

The group officially set off, and when Abel led the group, most of them walked in the front, looking at the map to find the route. I don't care much about the soldiers behind me, how the marching discipline is. Indeed, the elven soldiers were still walking quietly in this situation, and did not talk to each other, perhaps because of their innate lazy nature.

The Calradia soldiers, on the other hand, don't have such rules, and when they're in a good mood, they'll talk a lot. At this time, Austinger enlisted with a fresh guy, and many Calradian soldiers couldn't help but be curious.

"This is the guy you crushed that day, right?" A soldier said.

"Captain DeWitt told them that this little guy is a goblin." Another soldier added.

The topic of Gilbert became popular among the soldiers.

"How did you come up with the idea to bring it?" One of Austinger's teammates asked.

"Isn't his home near our destination?" Austinger replied casually, "If this little guy stays in the wilderness for a few more days, he probably won't survive." What happened when we dropped him off at home? ”

"I see." Austinger's teammates nodded, then gave Gilbert a friendly smile.

In fact, Austinger didn't know why he had to take this little guy with him.

I just thought about it in my head for a long time before I made up this reason.

Thinking like this, his gaze naturally moved to Gilbert's.

Even though the people around him were noisy, this little guy still looked indifferent and had nothing to do with it.

It's just that as the trek lengthens, the lip line tightens.

"Tired?" Austinger leaned over and asked.

"Hmm." Gilbert squeezed such a syllable out of his throat.

Austinger put his hand on Gilbert's arm and suggested, "I'll carry you." ”

Gilbert didn't hold back any longer, and with the strength of Austinger's arm, he climbed onto his back and sat down peacefully.

Austinger looked up at the sky, and thought to himself: after all, he is a thin child, and he is really tired after walking all morning.

Gilbert was given space to rest and fell asleep unconsciously on Austinger's back.

"You two look like a father and son from the back." Soldiers passing by commented on Austinger.

"Don't talk nonsense." Austinger glared at the other party: "Have you ever seen such a young man holding such a big son?" ”

"Hey, hey." The soldier smiled and said nothing.

Austinger raised his feet forward, while silently thinking in his heart: he must find a beautiful daughter-in-law in the future and give birth to a lovely child. Let others envy it.

"Take a fifteen-minute break." Abel ordered.

The soldiers found a lawn and lay down haphazardly.

Austinger feared that his movements would wake Gilbert on his back, so he stood near the lying soldiers and chatted with them.

DeWitt came over and said, "Why are you taking such good care of him?" ”

"Well," Austinger sighed, "I don't know, but I think he's like a carefree, wayward kid with no family or companions." It's just so hard. ”

"In that case, you shouldn't take care of him like this." DeWitt shook his head and said, "Falling from complete pain to complete coddling will make people even more unable to withstand the blows of wind and rain." ”

"Is that so?" Austinger glanced back at Gilbert, who was asleep on his shoulder, and whispered, "Captain DeWitt, you're really amazing." It suddenly dawned on me that I had just given him a different kind of extreme environment. ”

"Nothing." DeWitt continued: "The choice to be a kind person proves that the person who made the choice is very smart. It's just that the world is so big, and the meaning of kindness in each place is different. ”

DeWitt also just hopes that Austinger will not be too emotionally involved in this time with Gilbert.