At the dinner, the three leaders, as leaders, did not drink more than a few glasses of wine.

After a brief dinner. Raphael went up to the second floor with DeWitt and others.

Stepped into a room around the corner.

There are no beds in the room, only a round table in the middle and a bookcase against the wall.

Raphael walked over to the bookcase on the left and pulled open the drawer. A rolled-up map was pulled out of it.

"This is the official map of Crowe Island, which can be bought for a few silver coins at the foot of the mountain." Raphael said as he spread out the map on the round table.

"I've used this map many times." Cremont speculated as she looked at the curled edges of the map.

"That's right." Raphael pressed a corner of the map with a extinguished candelabra and continued: "The territory of the forces on Crow Island is constantly changing, and the path taken by the elven team that explored before is not entrenched. But that has changed now. The route also had to be re-planned. ”

All four of them focused on the marked map.

"This yellow line represents the route you are taking this time." Raphael explained: "Although the route you take is as careful as possible to avoid the concentration of colonies, you may still encounter the nomads of these four races: the treants of the front mountains, the trolls of the valleys, the dragons entrenched on the edge of the volcano, and the snake women in the caves. ”

"We're going to be on the border of their territory, aren't we?" Able asked.

"Yes, so you're lucky enough to avoid conflict with any of them." Raphael nodded and continued: "The first to bear the brunt is naturally the tree man in the front mountain. The Treants are temperamental, sometimes pure, sometimes fierce. They usually act in groups, and if you accidentally break into their formation, then there is a good chance that you will not be able to escape from it. Eventually, it will slowly erode. ”

"So what's the way to crack it?" Cremont asked.

"Most treants are afraid of open fire, and perhaps that will bring you a glimmer of life." Raphael closed his eyes and thought about it in his mind, then prompted: "The formation created by the Treant will cause people to have a sense of orientation. This is also something to be wary of at all times when it comes to the match. ”

"How did you get this information?" DeWitt asked.

"Before we were fully familiar with the mountain, many of our team fell into the Treantmen's ambush. These are all summed up by those colleagues who survived. Raphael said: "The other three races are too far apart. We haven't seen it either. Hopefully, you'll get a glimpse of them before you play them officially. The power of the elven site can only go so far. ”

"I've always wanted to say from the beginning: Captain Rafael, you've done a great job." DeWitt said sincerely: "Next, it's up to us." ”

The next day, fifty warriors set out in full gear.

As soon as they walked out of the territory of the elven site, Raphael immediately sent someone down the mountain to deliver a message to the outside of the island.

There were two letters, one to the Elven City and one to Calradia.

"His Highness Kant." A squire hurried to the door of the Senate Hall and saluted.

"Hmm. What's wrong? Kant asked, looking up.

"General Derick, back to the city." The waiter reported.

"Okay, prepare the horses, and go to the city gate." Kant commanded briefly.

When Derrick walked through the gates of Dehrim, the long-imprinted homesickness brought tears to his eyes.

"Captain Derrick, welcome back." Kant rode towards Derrick and shouted with joy.

When Derick saw Kant, he immediately turned over and dismounted.

In front of Kant's horse, he saluted, "His Royal Highness Kant." ”

"Sleeping in the open for days must be very tired. No need to be polite, hurry up. Kant dismounted, helped Derick to his feet, and said.

"Yadonis left for Durandal for about a month before you returned to Decherim. Is the project over there okay? Kant asked, riding alongside Derrick.

"Now on the engineering side, everything is going well. Coal production at the coal plant is also steadily increasing. Derrick reported.

"That's good." Kant nodded in relief: "The construction of Durandal is almost in the second phase. ”

The two chatted about Durandle as they rode towards the palace.

"A simple feast has been prepared in the palace for you. Let's have lunch today. Kant said to Derrick.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Darick bowed.

The two took their seats in the side hall where Kant used to dine.

The waiter brought the dishes prepared by the imperial chef and placed them on the table.

"Stand down." Kant commanded.

The captain of the chamberlain left the hall with the other attendants.

"The army sent to assist the Elven Kingdom this time also passed through Durandall." Kant provoked the conversation and said.

"It's been almost two months since they set off." Derrick responded.

"Well, half a month ago, I just received a letter from Devit from the Elven Country." Kant said.

"Are they having any trouble on the way?" Derrick wondered.

"It's not true, it's just a regular report." Kant replied, "I just heard that the leader sent by the Elven Kingdom is also a newcomer. ”

"Three rookie leaders?" Derrick laughed, "Maybe it's a good fit." ”

"It is said that you feasted that group of soldiers in the barracks." Kant also laughed: "How does it feel? Captain Aubrey's selection of talent. ”

"Captain Aubrey's chosen soldiers are naturally full of combat power. It's just that everyone seems to be relatively unfamiliar. It seems that there is still a run-in period needed. Derrick commented earnestly.

"What about the two captains?" Kant chewed a bite of the dish and continued to ask.

"Of these two captains, one of them is my former comrade-in-arms. It's fairly well understood. The other had only spoken during the feast. Daerik replied.

"Do you think they can take on the role of captain?" Kant said.

"You can try it. Perhaps after them, there will be a more suitable standard for selecting the leader among the masses. Derick replied with a hint of meaning.

After hearing this, Kant nodded approvingly: "You are right. ”

Deep in the mountains, an army is crawling through the jungle. Some even use branches to hide their figures.

"I'm about to get to the territory of the Treants, inform the soldiers behind to be careful." DeWitt whispered orders to the soldiers around him.

"Yes." A Calradia soldier replied.