"More than thirty dead?"

Gray, who heard it next to him, couldn't help but change slightly.

The villages in this world are generally relatively small, with only a few hundred people in ordinary villages, and the largest ones only one or two thousand, and smaller villages may even have only one or two hundred people.

More than 30 people died in a short period of time in a village, and even in this world where people often die due to various accidents, it is already a great casualty.

"It's really not normal to come out of the forest and attack the villagers continuously, where is Giethoorn Village?"

Viscount Fergus asked with an indifferent expression.

Viscount Fergus has a total of 3,000 square kilometers, and there are many villages within the territory, so it is naturally impossible for him to remember what kind of village Giethoorn is.

Moreover, he did not attach much importance to the life and death of commoners, which was a common problem of nobles, as can be seen from the calm look on Viscount Fergus's face.

If it weren't for the fear that too many deaths would affect the cultivation of the land, Viscount Fergus would probably not have paid attention to this matter.

The commoners also knew the character of the nobles, so when there were casualties, they did not immediately inform Viscount Fergus, until the casualties increased and people were panicked, the village chief came to Viscount Fergus for help.

"Lord Viscount, Giethoorn is next to the Akaba Forest."

The old man hurriedly said.

"Akaji Forest?"

Gray's face moved slightly, and he probably knew where Giethoorn was.

When I checked the map of the entire territory of the Purple Moon Kingdom this morning, I checked the location of the Viscount of Fergus, and saw the name "Red Leaf Forest" at that time.

It is a forest that spreads very widely, not only in the Marquis of Sidney, but also in other marquisdoms, among them, the Red Leaf Forest in the Viscount of Fergus should be a little corner of the Red Leaf Forest, and Giethoorn should be in this corner position.

"All the beasts came out of the Akaba Forest?"

Viscount Fergus's brow furrowed slightly.

He naturally knew about the Akaba Forest within his territory, and he also judged the approximate location of Giethoorn from the Akaba Forest, which was also the reason why his brows furrowed.

If it's an ordinary forest, it's just a small forest like the Stone Slope Forest, after the Fergus family took over this territory, they directly cleared this forest, and all the big beasts were hunted.

And the Red Leaf Forest is different, with the vastness of the Red Leaf Forest, there must be many powerful blood beasts in it, and many of them, even he is definitely not an opponent.

"Yes, yes."

The old man said with a nervous face.

"Is there anything else going on besides the fact that wild beasts leave the forest from time to time?"

Viscount Fergus continued.

"No, no."

The old man thought about it carefully and added.

"Oh, by the way, these days, I can often hear the roar of wild beasts in the forest."

"Okay, I already know the details, you stay in the castle first, and lead the way for us early tomorrow morning."

Viscount Fergus said after a little consideration.

"Thank you, Lord Viscount, thank you, Lord Viscount!"

The old man threw himself on his knees again, and only when a servant urged him to follow him away, did he get up, and departed with gratitude on his face.

The old man left, but Lord Lind stayed, and Viscount Fergus asked after motioning for the other party to sit on the vacant seat.

"What do you think is the reason for this group of beasts to riot so often?"

"I think it's likely to be blood beasts, those beasts that attacked the village, it is likely that they were driven away by the powerful blood beasts that suddenly came here, and they panicked, plus there was a lack of food, so they attacked the village."

Lord Lind touched his goatee and uttered his guess.

"Just like I thought, and I think there's probably only one blood beast."

Viscount Fergus nodded.

"Blood beasts have a very strong sense of territory, and they generally act alone, unless they are group blood beasts, otherwise, they will inevitably fight with each other until one of them dies or flees."

"That's what the Viscount said!"

Lord Lind thought about it and felt that Viscount Fergus's guess was indeed very reasonable.

"What do you guys think, Bernal?"

Viscount Fergus looked at Gray again and asked casually.

Gray, Bernal, and Ellis look at me, I'll look at you, they have never seen a blood beast, and their understanding of blood beasts is really limited, and they can't come up with any insightful ideas at all.

However, Caroline's delicate eyebrows were slightly raised, and her red lips spit lightly.

"I think this blood beast was probably driven here by other blood beasts."

"Failed in the fight for turf and was driven over?"

Hearing Caroline's words, Viscount Fergus couldn't help but show an approving look on his face.

"It's quite possible, maybe even wounded in the fight, otherwise we wouldn't have come to the edge of the forest."

Inspired by Caroline's words, Gray couldn't help but have a guess in his mind, and suddenly said.

"It's also possible that it's a pregnant she-animal."

"Pregnant she-animal?"

Viscount Fergus looked at Gray suspiciously.

"Hmm."

Gray nodded.

"I read in a book in the library that when a mother animal becomes pregnant, her strength decreases, and she will find some relatively safe place to give birth, and someone has encountered a pregnant blood beast at the edge of the forest."

"It's a possibility, and I've read that book."

Caroline apparently thought about it as well, and answered.

"We won't know until tomorrow after we investigate, so you haven't seen the blood beast yet, and the four of you will go with me tomorrow."

Viscount Fergus thought for a moment and decided.

A blood beast that has been driven to the edge of the forest by other blood beasts or is pregnant should not be too strong, and with his strength, there should be no problem in protecting the safety of the four people.

Of course, he thinks more that it is a blood beast that has been driven to the edge of the forest by other blood beasts, a pregnant blood beast, this may be there, but it should not be big, if the pregnant blood beast is so easy to encounter, in the kingdom, the family with blood beasts will not be so few.

"Yes."

In the voices of the four Grays, apprehension and excitement coexisted.

I was worried because I knew that the strength of the blood beast was extremely strong, and as long as it was an adult, it could basically reach the strength of the fierce blood warrior.

The excitement was because they had never seen a blood beast before, and they were likely to see it next, so they were excited.

Early the next morning, Gray and his party left the castle and, guided by the old man, headed for Giethoorn.

They were accompanied by more than 30 cavalrymen, but Lord Lind did not follow, but was left in the castle to guard the castle.

Da-da-da-da!

A group of more than 30 people all rode on horseback, and even the old man from Giethoorn was carried by a cavalryman.

Gray, dressed in a gray battle uniform, rode on his black horse, followed the procession, and watched around with great interest.

A bush on the side of the road, an unknown red-leaved tree, since the arrival of autumn, has withered and yellowed weeds, can attract his attention.

Apparently he was suffocated in the castle.

To his left, Caroline was dressed in a purple women's suit, revealing her beautiful figure, and her eyes often looked at the surrounding scenery, but unlike Gray's curiosity, she was more appreciative.

To Caroline's left are Bernal and Ellis, both of whom are wearing white uniforms, and neither of them pays much attention to the scenery on the road, which is obviously commonplace.

Unlike Gray, who is always facing assassination, the two are not targeted by other viscount families, and have too many opportunities to leave the castle to hang out.

After almost two hours of driving, a small village appeared in front of everyone.

It's a very small village, and there are only a few dozen houses in the entire village.

Most of these houses are simple houses made of wood, which are only practical and do not pay too much attention to aesthetics, making them look ugly.

There were only a few of the two houses that were made of stone, and Gray and the others were introduced to one of the stone houses, because this stone house was the home of the old man who showed them the way.

Don't look at the old man who is submissive in front of them, kneeling down on his knees at every turn, but in this village, he can be regarded as a "powerful" person.

After all, he is the head of a village, and his power is still quite large, especially in this world where the law is not popularized, many times, the village chief is a word.

In the hall of the stone house, Gray and Viscount Fergus sat at a round table, drinking tea and resting for a while.

Tea sets and tea were brought from the castle, and the castle soldiers boiled water to make tea.

On the one hand, it is because most of the nobles have a habit of cleanliness and will never use the bowls of commoners.

On the other hand, the world of the nobility is always full of intrigues, and perhaps among the villagers, there are hidden internal responses from other territories, and if you throw some poison, then the fun will be great.

Next to the five people, the village chief and his family, an old woman, a middle-aged couple, and a man and a woman, two teenagers and girls, stood by them solemnly, carefully accompanied.

"What for?"

At this moment, a voice sounded outside the house, and listening to the sound, it should be that some villagers were stopped by the cavalry guarding the house.

"Village chief, village chief."

It was an anxious man's voice, with a thick earthy accent, slightly different from the language commonly spoken by nobles, but barely intelligible.

"Let him in."

Viscount Fergus commanded, and soon after, a middle-aged man with messy hair was led in by the cavalry, and when he saw the village chief and old man standing next to him, he immediately shouted anxiously.

"Village chief, village chief, someone died again, and last night, another beast ran out of the Red Leaf Forest and bit two babies to death."