Chapter 797: The crew who wants to get out of the city

Early the next morning, Kant summoned Abel and Bandak together. The three of them began to discuss the deployment of operations in two days.

"The time that Shadow and Raphael agreed on is one o'clock in the morning." Able spoke.

"If you want to catch the shadow at night," said Able, with a look of difficulty on his face, "I'm afraid we're still a little reluctant with our strength alone." ”

"I've sent soldiers to the dwarven guild in town." Kant responded, "I hope to find some way out of the information provided by the dwarves." ”

"Why don't you just ask the hunters in the Dwarven Guild for help." Able asked, confused.

"I'd wanted to do that before, but after I found out the process of posting a quest to a hunter. I gave up on the idea. Kant replied, "And the guild members have been reviewing the task for too long, and we can't wait that long." ”

"I see." Able nodded.

"The soldiers will not be able to withdraw from the city until evening, so let's discuss how the personnel should be deployed at that time." Kant suggested.

"Hmm." Bandak nodded in response, "In order not to make the shadow suspicious, the soldiers on duty that night can patrol as usual." After Raphael gave us the signal, I led my Cadia soldiers to seal the entrance and exit of the barracks. ”

"Aerial inspections can be handed over to us." Able then spoke, "That evening, I will leave the camp early with some of my soldiers and observe Shadow Bai's whereabouts from a distance. ”

"Shadow Yan's way of infiltrating the barracks is unpredictable." Immanuel Kant advised: "If you want to take precautions in advance, you must be cautious. ”

"Yes!" Able responded.

"When the time comes, I will join Bandak with the guards who accompany me." Immanuel Kant said, "Subdue them with the tricks that the dwarves have taught us." ”

"Your Majesty—" Bandak and Abel looked at each other and said worriedly, "In order to ensure that you are not attacked, it is better to stay in the camp and wait for the result." ”

"Nope." Kant shook his head and replied, "The order of action should still be done by me." When the time comes, if you learn something important from the conversation between Raphael and Yingbai. It was also up to me to make the decision to change the action plan. ”

Abel and Bandak, seeing that Kant had always adhered to his views, also compromised on this issue.

This concludes the early morning action session.

Kant heard the sound of the elven soldiers running in unison outside the camp, looked at Abel with some strange looks and asked, "I remember that the time for the elven soldiers' physical training was not so advanced, right?" ”

Bandak walked to the door of the tent and glanced at it, then turned back to Kant and said, "It looks like the guy who left the restaurant last night." ”

"They didn't act like a soldier last night." "As punishment," Abel explained, "I ordered all of them to run twenty laps around the barracks this morning. ”

"Twenty laps?" Bandak was surprised: "For the elven soldiers who usually neglect physical training, running like this is really tiring enough. ”

"Well, the occasional punishment is also a must." Kant nodded. Obviously, he didn't approve of the style of this group of elven soldiers.

Able bowed his head to Kant and didn't say anything.

The Calradian soldiers who had entered the city rushed back before dinner, bringing with them the information of the Dwarven Guild.

"It's really fast this time." Able took a stack of manuscript papers specially made by the guild and said, "The last time Devitt and Cremont went to the guild to look for information, the people from the dwarven guild sent someone to deliver the information early the next morning. ”

"Maybe it's because the path we took didn't go through the hunter himself." Kant explained, "These materials were found by our soldiers themselves in the database of the Dwarven Guild. ”

"How can this be?" Able was surprised.

"Hmm. However, after borrowing, these materials need to be returned to the database. Kant replied, "And the deposit is surprisingly high." ”

"I see." Able nodded.

Kant and Bandak each took some of the materials in Abel's possession. The division of labor looked at it and discussed it in a low voice from time to time.

"It seems that you have to use the magic of the elves to deal with the Shadow Bird." After reading all the information, Kant took a sip of tea and spoke.

"But the light magic mentioned in the ancient books, the current elf race does not have elves with this physique." Able said with a sad face.

"It doesn't have to be magic, maybe the fire elves can achieve the same effect." Bhandak suggested.

"Hmm." Kant pulled out a page of manuscript paper and said, "Since the ancients have left a magic formation diagram to restrain the shadows, then let's try how powerful this formation is. ”

"Okay then." Able took the page and studied it carefully. Then he spoke: "I will find a way to adapt this formation." Let it have the effect of restraining the shadow in our hands. ”

"Thank you for your hard work." Bandak said, looking at Able.

"It's fine." Able smiled softly and said, "The circle is still a difficult field for me. I had to bring the drawings back and discuss them with the rest of my comrades. The time left is tight, so I'll quit first. ”

"Hmm." Kant nodded, and got up to see Abel off.

Then he sat back down and began to discuss with Bandak how to fight tomorrow night.

It wasn't until dinner time that the two walked out of their tent in the center of the camp and headed for the restaurant.

An elven soldier walked up to Kant and stopped, saluting, "Your Majesty Kant, Commander Bandak." ”

"What's wrong, what's the matter?" Kant motioned for him to stand up with his hand and asked.

"The crew in the city is ready to leave the city tomorrow." The soldier reported.

"Any idea where they're going?" Kant frowned and asked.

"Judging by their conversation, it looks like they're going to the vicinity of the volcano." The soldier said, "I said I wanted to go out of the city with the dwarven caravan." ”

"Why are they running so far?" Bandak wondered.

"These crew members have long been notorious on the shores of the islands." The soldier explained: "I guess I want to go to the foot of the volcano, and find a job in a town where no one knows them." ”

"I see." Bandak nodded.

"Find a way to keep them. It would be fine to send the dwarven merchants who wanted to take them out of the city. Kant commanded.

"Yes." The soldier replied.

"At the foot of the volcano, we don't have any winding paths to get information on." Kant said to Bandak: "This crew cannot be allowed to flee there. ”

Chapter 798: The Circle Completed with Effort

"Yes!" The soldier replied after receiving Kant's order.

"Have you reported this to Able?" Bandak asked.

"I've reported to Captain Able." The soldier nodded and said, "It's just that the captain and the other soldiers seem to be very busy, so let me tell His Majesty and the commander the news." ”

"Well, Abel they are now busy preparing for tomorrow's operation." Kant said: "Don't bother him for the time being. ”

"My subordinates understood." The soldier bowed in response.

"It's hard work, hurry back and rest." Kant expressed his condolences to the soldiers who had been busy all day outside.

After thanking him, the soldier turned and left.

"It seems that since the crew came ashore, the forces of the dark side have not sent anyone to look for them." As Bandak walked on his way to the restaurant, he said to Kant.

"In the eyes of the dark side forces, the shipwreck is just a small episode that has been arranged." Kant shook his head and replied, "These crew members, they don't know each other either. However, if this crew goes to the foot of the volcano, sooner or later they will come into contact with the forces of the dark side. ”

"I see." Bandak nodded.

The two walked into the dining room inside the barracks and sat down in a familiar corner. As soon as he sat down, he saw Raphael appear alone at the door of the restaurant.

"Raphael." Bandak stood up and called.

"Huh? Bandak Commander, His Majesty Kant. Raphael was stunned and responded, "That... What about Abel? ”

"You came to him?" Bandak motioned for Raphael to sit down and said, "He's still busy, I guess I'll have to find someone to bring them dinner today." ”

Raphael hesitated for a moment and sat down next to Kant. Towards Bandak asked in surprise, "They?" ”

"Didn't you notice that there were a lot fewer people in the restaurant today?" Bandak said with a smile, "Able is leading his men to plan the magic circle that will be set up tomorrow in order to capture the Shadow Bird. ”

"Hehe, after all, this is my second time in the restaurant today..."Raphael smiled apologetically.

"Ahh Bandak remembered what had happened in the restaurant yesterday, and his expression became embarrassed because of his gaffe.

"Circle? I'd never heard of Abel before. Raphael shook his head indifferently and said.

"He didn't create it himself, we found the blueprint of the circle of restraint from the dwarven guild's database." Kant opened his mouth to explain.

"After dinner, let's go over and see how they're planning." Bhandak suggested.

"Hmm." Raphael nodded, "I'm still curious about what kind of circle Abel will lead people to make. ”

Kant nodded approvingly to Bandak. His portion of dinner had been brought to the table by the waiter in the back kitchen, and he was eating quietly.

After a while, Bandak and Raphael's meals were also served.

During the meal, Bandak glanced up at Raphael's eating appearance and said with a smile: "By the way, Raphael, how is your body recovering?" A few days ago, I saw that you were still sick, but now, your appetite looks much better. ”

"You're in good shape." Raphael wiped his mouth with a napkin and responded: "I used to have a very dazed mental feeling and often had insomnia. I guess it's a psychological aspect. ”

"It's good to recover." Bandak nodded.

Kant paused for a moment and glanced at Raphael, but did not say anything.

Today's dinner took about an hour.

After sitting in place and chatting with each other for a while, Kant led Bandak and Raphael to Abel's camp.

There were more than a dozen elven soldiers standing in the camp, and all the elven mages were all there except for the soldiers standing guard.

When everyone noticed that Kant opened the curtain and walked in, they knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Your Majesty Kant! Bandak Commander. ”

Raphael walked the back one, and was so obscured by Bandak's tall figure that the crowd didn't notice that he was there.

"Able, how is the circle going?" Kant walked up to Able and asked softly.

"We've come up with new ways to solve the problem of missing light elements." Able beamed and said, "The circle should be completed by tomorrow morning." ”

"Well, thank you guys." Kant's eyes were full of trust, and he nodded to Abel.

"Thanks to everyone's joint efforts to come up with a solution, the problem of mana source has been solved." Able looked at the other soldiers in the camp and said with a smile.

Some of the elven soldiers bowed their heads in embarrassment.

"What are you going to do?" Raphael curious.

After seeing Raphael's figure, there was an unbelievable cry of surprise among the elven soldiers.

"We plan to condense all kinds of elements together, instead of light magic, and become the mana support for the entire magic circle." Abel also showed a hint of surprise in his eyes after seeing Raphael's face, and opened his mouth to explain.

"It's a good idea." Raphael thought for a moment and smiled in agreement.

"It may take about fifteen minutes then, let's set up the magic circle." Abel looked into Raphael's eyes and said, "It's up to you how to delay time." ”

"Fifteen minutes, I've met with Ying Bai so many times, and the time to talk together doesn't last that long. But—" Raphael said in a relaxed tone, "I'll do my best." ”

"Thank you." Able responded.

After the conversation between the two ended, the atmosphere in the audience seemed a little cold.

"The soldiers haven't eaten dinner yet." Condwin spoke, "I reheated your breakfast in the kitchen. It is estimated that it will be delivered soon. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The soldiers were pleasantly surprised. I thought I had missed the meal and could only nibble on the dry food in my luggage. I didn't expect Kant to be so careful!

"Tonight, you probably have to stay up all night for the sake of the circle." Kant smiled and said, "You must have enough food and enough energy." ”

"Wow!" The food truck was pushed into the tent, and the dinner of a dozen people was placed on it, steaming.

Next to the dinner plate, there is also a hot coffee for the soldiers.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Able looked at Kant and thanked him.

"Nothing. If you want to thank the soldiers in the back kitchen, thank you. Although Kant knew that Abel meant something, he still did not confront his words. He replied with ease.

"Let's go back to the camp and rest." Bandak walked to the door of the tent, turned back and beckoned to Abel, and said, "The next thing is to get rid of you." ”

Chapter 799: After-dinner chatter

"Yes." Able bowed to Bandak and watched the trio leave.

"Captain Able, you should hurry up and have dinner." An elven soldier put down the steak in his hand and beckoned to Abel.

"Okay." Able nodded in agreement, and sat down beside the soldier. Took his share of the food. He said to the soldiers who had already started eating: "After eating, let's rest for a while and start working." ”

"Yes! Captain! After giving the bottom of his belly, the soldier's emotions rose again and responded enthusiastically.

After eating the food on his plate, Abel went to the fire in the camp and added a few new handfuls of firewood to the stove. Then he sat down on the chair next to him and watched the soldiers from afar.

"Captain, you haven't had your coffee yet." As Able was about to fall asleep in a daze, a soldier walked up to him with two cups of coffee. He beckoned and said, "Drink some of this, and your body will become warm." ”

"Thank you." Able opened his tired eyes and replied to the soldier with a smile.

"It's fine." The soldier laughed haughtily.

The two sat quietly by the fire for a while, drinking a cup full of coffee.

"Captain Able." The soldier called softly.

"What's wrong?" Abel was holding the porcelain cup in his hand at this time, warming his hands. After hearing the soldier's call, he was stunned for a moment, and responded gently.

The soldier turned his head to look at him, smiled and said, "It's nothing, I thought you were asleep again, Captain." ”

Able laughed out loud and responded, "I'm not that sleepy. ”

After the words fell, the two looked at each other again and began to chat.

"What do you think about Captain Raphael's matter?" In a harmonious atmosphere, the soldier finally brought up the topic of Raphael.

Abel raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't think I'll ever want to see Raphael again in my life until he goes to the island." But a few days after hearing the news, I met him. At first, I was still angry. However, I could feel his powerlessness in him. I began to imagine what choice I would have made if I had been confronted with Raphael's predicament. ”

"What do you think?" The soldier asked nervously as he cast his wandering gaze at Able.

"I can't give a definitive answer." Able closed his eyes and responded, "Maybe it's because my thoughts aren't broad enough that I'm hesitating. ”

"Is that so?" The soldier put down the porcelain cup in his hand and said silently in his mouth.

"What would you do if it were you?" Able made eye contact with the soldiers, smiled and asked, "The group of soldiers who were with Raphael also have your former comrades-in-arms, in your eyes, will they be the ones who did that kind of thing?" ”

The soldier was speechless for a moment in the face of Abel's questioning.

Able had no intention of continuing the topic, and after seeing the soldier speechless, he turned his face to the side and continued to drink the coffee in his hand.

The next afternoon.

Kant and others received the news that the crew was forbidden to leave the city.

Bandak asked the soldiers who had come back to report the news, "How did you do that?" ”

"We took out some silver taels and gave them to the dwarves guarding the city." The soldier explained: "Let them find an excuse to detain the crew and others. In the morning, the soldiers, who were squatting near the crew's original residence, saw the crew return to the hotel. ”

"Well done." Kant nodded, "There aren't many caravans going to the foot of the volcano. If the group wants to leave the city with the next caravan, they will have to wait for a while. ”

"Thank you for your hard work." Bandak said to the soldiers, "Let the soldiers of the city go and say hello to the dwarves defending the city, and let them lift the ban on the crew." Don't embarrass people too much. ”

"Yes!" The soldier bowed in reply.

At this time, Abel was leading his soldiers to set up a formation on the ground where Raphael's camp was located.

Raphael was sitting and watching how they did it.

After last night's conversation between Able and the soldiers, the elven soldiers in the battalion softened their attitude towards Raphael. Although he just regarded it as nothing, he still put down his original cold eyebrows.

"Alright." Able clapped his hands and declared the formation a success.

The soldiers, who had been busy all night, exhaled a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.

"Let's go and rest. Wait until late afternoon to assemble at the camp. Abel ordered his soldiers.

The elven soldiers still have a few hours to recharge their strength.

"Yes, Captain." The soldiers responded. Then they went back to their tents, where they needed a good night's sleep.

Able glanced at the Calradian soldiers who were on duty in place of the elven soldiers around him, walked up to Raphael, and said, "This formation has been completed. It's up to you. ”

"Well, you should go and rest too." Raphael nodded.

"Hmm." A smile erupted into Abel's tired face and he nodded in reply.

Then Raphael passed by and walked back to his tent.

The barracks suddenly became quiet because of the absence of a dozen elven soldiers.

There was only the footsteps of the patrolling soldiers of Calradia.

Bandak led his soldiers to practice in the open space outside the camp, monitoring everyone's training progress while paying attention to the movements around them.

However, the camp chosen by the elves was rarely visited by pedestrians. The situation around the camp was as calm as usual.

"It seems that Ying Yan is planning to come to the appointment alone." Bandak said to Kant beside him.

"Listen to Raphael, at this time, the shadow will bring the reward given to Raphael by the dark side forces." Kant said.

"What's the reward?" Bandak asked, confused.

"I don't know," Kant shook his head, "maybe it's a treasure, maybe it's a scimitar in the hand of the Shadow." ”

"Raphael is in danger." Bandak shouted.

"Of course he knew, and now you know too." Kant spoke casually.

"Abel doesn't know yet, does he?" Bandak frowned and said, "However, according to Raphael's character, it does look like he won't tell Abel personally. ”

"Raphael and I both want the mission to be successful, which is why we are silent about it." Immanuel Kant instructed: "You can't tell anyone else the news. ”

Bandak's eyes became complicated, he sighed, and said, "If Raphael really sacrificed himself for this mission, how should Abel and the others face it." ”

Chapter 800: An ambush laid early

"Everything will pass." Kant looked at the sky in the distance and said, "Besides, if Raphael can successfully hold back Shadow, of course we will rush in immediately and rescue him." ”

"Hmm." Bandak stood aside and nodded.

In the evening, the elven soldiers woke up from their sleep, put on their mage robes, and gathered in the open space of the camp.

"How's everyone's rest?" Able asked, standing in front of the crowd.

"Good!" The soldiers replied in unison, with a much louder volume than they had been in the morning.

Able smiled and nodded, "That's good." Today's mission will last until 1:30 a.m., and I hope your energy will continue to focus until that time! ”

"Yes!" The soldiers replied.

"Then disband. Go to your respective posts and replace your comrades in Calradia who have been on duty all day. Abel ordered.

The elven soldiers spread out in small squads and trotted to all corners of the camp, waiting for the night to come.

At one o'clock in the morning, Shadow Pi infiltrated Raphael's tent just in time.

"Long time no see." Shadow stood on the edge of the bed and whispered to Raphael, who was lying on the bed.

"Coming?" Raphael rubbed his sleepy eyes at the sound, got up and sat down at the square table, and lit the candlestick on the table.

This was his signal to the people of Calradia.

Seeing his movements, Ying Yan frowned, and said, "What are you doing?" ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that you were afraid of the light." Raphael smiled apologetically, then turned around and blew out the menorah.

After Kant and the others saw the light of the fire for that moment, they immediately sent troops to set up an ambush around the camp tent.

Able also led his elven mages cautiously to the front of the camp and began to operate the operation of the circle.

"Abel must hold on." Bandak stared at the swaying figure in the tent and prayed inwardly.

"Didn't you say there would be any reward?" Raphael asked, pretending to be relaxed.

"Don't talk about that yet." Shadow's eyes sank, and she sat down beside Raphael and asked him, "I heard that the crew who helped you are ready to flee to the town at the foot of the volcano. When are you going to persuade this group of Calradia to withdraw from the island? ”

"How could they listen to me?" Raphael shook his head and said, "I can only prevent them from prying any news from me now, and I can fight with them." As long as you don't show up, they can't find any clues, and they will naturally withdraw from here. ”

Shadow Yan's eyebrows showed a little anxiety, and he said, "No, they must leave this island as soon as possible." The 'Lords' are ready to go to war with the army of the dwarfs. If the Terran army remained here until then, it would have been a disservice to us. ”

"Don't worry." After hearing the news of the war, Raphael was stunned for a moment and said: "None of the people sent by Calradia this time have the real power to mobilize the army. They don't have the courage to get involved in the struggle between the island's powers. ”

"Nope." Shadow said, "You'll have to find a way to blow them away." If it doesn't work, I can send a few men down to help. Anyway, with you as the internal response, we shouldn't have to spend much time. ”

Raphael heard the murderous intent in the other party's words, and his stomach couldn't help but churn. His right hand subconsciously covered his stomach.

"What's wrong with you?" Shadow looked at Raphael and asked.

"I guess I have a bad stomach, and it has been hurting for a few days. No problem, though. Raphael waved his hand and said, "My body, I guess I still can't cooperate with you to do those things." Besides, I'm locked up in this tent all day, and I don't hear anything at all. I'll give it a try, and I'll get rid of this mess. If you need anything, I'll ask you for help again. ”

"Alright, if you need anything, find a messenger on the island to send me a message." Shadow agreed with Raphael's suggestion and said, "I'll go first." ”

Raphael looked at his back as he turned to leave, remembering that Able was still casting spells outside the tent, and hurriedly said, "By the way, if there is a war, will the 'lords' be in danger?" ”

Shadow turned around suspiciously and asked, "When did you start caring so much?" Of course, the 'lord of the country' is so powerful and in a noble position that nothing can threaten them. When the time comes, if there is a war: it will only be small people like you and me who will suffer. ”

"I see," Raphael replied with a weak heart.

Seeing his expression, Shadow thought he was afraid that he would be affected by the war. He walked up to him and said with a smile, "It's just that you shouldn't have been on this island by then." ”

"Why?" Raphael looked up and looked at Shadow.

"Nothing." A hint of coldness flashed in Ying Yan's eyes, and he said, "I just think you should have escaped by boat by then." ”

"I see." Raphael bowed his head and responded, "But where can I escape?" The Elven Kingdom will not recognize my identity. ”

"That's your own business." Ying Yan said coldly: "I have other things to do, so I'll go first." ”

"Okay." Raphael nodded, "Next time you come, remember to bring the 'reward' you said." ”

"It's yours and yours, don't worry too much." After leaving a sentence of unknown meaning, Ying Yan turned through the window and crossed over to the outside of the tent. met Kant and others head-on.

"Raphael!" Ying Yan frowned, knocked on the camp angrily, and shouted angrily.

"What's wrong?" Raphael walked slowly from the main entrance to Shadow Yan, and said with a smirk, "I haven't seen you in a lighted place before, but you are just as disgusting as I remember." ”

"Huh." Ying Yan sneered: "We will meet again in the future, you wait for me." ”

Without waiting for Raphael to reply, Shadow transformed into a form, ready to rush out of the air to the crowd.

However, it was bounced back by the circle laid by Able.

"Ahh Shadow screamed. It fell to the ground, stirring up dust.

"We do see each other in the future, but when we want to see you, and when we don't. It depends on my mood. Raphael walked up to the mana-burned Shadow and spoke calmly.

"You traitor!" Shadow Yan shouted, "Live as a traitor for the rest of your life!" ”

"I will." Raphael's gaze froze, and he replied, "But before I end my sinful life, I hope you can save your dog life until then!" ”