"How long has it been since the Acting Lord?"

"There are already ...... It's been a long time. ”

"We're just waiting?"

"Of course not. The camp has not been fortified, the trenches and traps in front have not been dug well, and there are so many things to do......"

"Hadna! You know what I mean, don't try to fool around! ”

Schultz Dewey, the elder of the mountain people, squinted at Old Tom with angry eyes.

Old Tom raised his head slightly, gave him a look of disdain, and then lowered his head again and scooped up a shovel of earth with his shovel and slapped it on the trunk of the tree cut in front of him.

"You want to know if those things are coming, right?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"Oh, don't worry......"

"Oh......"

- Won't come! Well, my heart has settled a lot.

Schultz Dewey's wrinkled face relaxed slightly. But then he heard Old Tom continue:

“…… You don't listen to that stinky boy when he says good things, but he says bad things. Oh, he's the famous crow's mouth! ”

"'Crow's beak'? What do you mean? ”

"That is, when you say bad things, you mean it."

- What! It's not just a casual bluff! Play for real!

Schultz Dewey was shocked.

"Get to work! There are a few traps left here, old man, don't be stunned! ”

"Oh...... Oh! ”

The camp is bustling with activity, with shovels digging pits or reinforcing the fence of the camp. The most active and efficient of the figures are a group of dwarfs, cats from the Agarwal Valley.

The cat charms, mainly the little cat charms who have not yet reached adulthood, are active in every corner of the camp with a black and shiny shovel in their hands.

The black shovel looks unremarkable, but it has a sharpness and toughness that doesn't match its appearance at all. It is a shovel when it is erected, and it is a small pit when it is dug on the hard soil, which is extremely efficient. To the left, the left side of the shovel has a jagged opening, which is no problem when used as a saw. To the right, the saw turns into a chopping axe again, and it is no problem to cut wood, cut, and slash!

And this shovel is extremely strong. It looks thin, doesn't have much to eat, and shatters when touched. But there have already been curious knights who have secretly tested it, and this shovel is stronger than his family's ancestral knight's sword! As soon as the sword went down, a small hole broke on the shovel, and a big hole broke out directly in the knight's sword! This made the inquisitive knight's heart ache. After the heartache, the heartbeat was met, and the curious knight immediately had the urge to change his job to "Shovel Knight" and specialize in "Xenomorph weapon operation".

The reinforcement of the camp is progressing rapidly due to the activity of the kitten charms. But at this moment, the temporary leader of Noenwei was not happy, and he was frowning all the time. He also had the same question as the mountain elder, what his cheap master and temporary guardian said that there would be a large number of monsters to besiege the camp, could it be true? Ronald Otis von Diharus was also asking the old butler Garras the same question.

That's right, before Fang Qiuling left, he handed over the responsibility of commander to his little apprentice.

The duties of the Commander-in-Chief derives from the succession of the Acting Lord, who is appointed by the Count of Deharus. At this moment, handing over the appointment of the Count to the Count's son is perfectly fine. Of course, Ronald is not up to the task of commander at the moment, he is not only young but also has little experience, so the position of commander will actually be performed by Garlas's steward.

As a young man, Steward Garras followed Count DeHarus into battle for the seasoned commander. With him in charge of the defense of the camp, Fang Qiuling felt more at ease than coming in person. Moreover, the old butler is highly respected, the paladins of Notos respect him, and the elves are also convinced, and there is no problem in terms of prestige or ability. In fact, the daily defense of the camp is also in charge of the old housekeeper, and he is still in charge at the moment, which is justifiable.

"Grandpa, Mr. Norn said...... Trolls and monsters of all kinds will attack like crazy, when will they come? Can we stop it? ”

Little children have a rich imagination and always have all kinds of expectations and fantasies about fantastical bedtime stories. For example, the bedtime story of the old witch catching a child, there are many versions of this kind of story, and it is no problem to publish a "Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days of Stories" for it alone. The old witches in the story are cunning and insidious, and when they listen to the story, the children have to hide under the covers or in the arms of their parents, and they will tremble while listening.

If you listen to a story too much, you will inevitably connect the story with reality. Trolls, a monster "one level higher" than the old witch, will undoubtedly yearn for it. Of course, the result is immediately predictable, Ye Gong is a good dragon!

Butler Garras bowed slightly, but then shook his head slightly.

"Little master, do you believe Viscount Norne?"

The old butler did not answer Ronald's question directly, but asked a question that was incompatible.

"Believe!" Without thinking, Ronald blurted out, "The teacher is very knowledgeable and a good person." ”

Fang Qiuling is a good person - people who have been with each other for a while will say so. Because Fang Qiuling has no bad hobbies, and his personality is also soft, sometimes he will reveal a bit of the unique temperament of salted fish.

Steward Garras agrees with his little master's assessment, as he agrees.

However, as an aristocrat, "good man" is not a word used to compliment people. Aristocracy is not just a title, an identity, but is supported by a whole set of institutions behind it. If it is compared to a game, then everyone must enter according to the rules of the game under the system, otherwise they will be collectively excluded by the other players who are participating in the game. And "good people" among the aristocracy, it means that they can endure hardships, suffer losses, and can be ignored, and when necessary, they can take the blame or be used as a scapegoat. That is, the kind that can be used as leeks in the game.

Of course, if you meet a "good person", the nobles are still very welcome. For example, Gallas Butler was very satisfied with Fang Qiuling. Viscount Norn does not fight for power, does not take profit, does not give random orders with a pat on the head, discusses everything, and fully listens to the opinions of everyone before giving orders, and then orders can always win the support of everyone, so that the execution is greatly improved. It's been almost a month since he trekked through the Frost Mist Forest, but the morale of the troops has always been high, which is not unrelated to Viscount Norn's broad mind.

So the steward of Garras said to his little master: "Believe in Viscount Norne, then trust the judgment made by Viscount Norne." Viscount Norn's ancestors were pioneer knights, and they had extensive experience in unexplored lands. So those ugly monsters, will definitely come! ”

Ronald nodded and stopped talking, watching the busy figures of the kitten charms up and down and began to be distracted.

Not far from the little boy stood his sister Alina. Alina was gesturing with a black multi-purpose shovel in her hand. The shovel belonged to Eliza, and Catwoman and Alina were standing together whispering. Although Eliza is slightly taller and Eliza is older, it gives the impression that Elina is the older sister.

Beside the two of them, there was an even smaller figure.

Mirdis Phantom Hand, the little dwarf sat on the ground with his hands on his chest and a serious face.

In front of the little dwarf was an open box. Through the disassembled panel of the box, you can see the large and small gears, metal rods and clockwork inside. Judging from the various small parts scattered around him and the two humanoid dolls, there is a high probability that this square box is the music box given by Fang Qiuling.

"Midi, are you still pretending?"

Eliza ended her whisper with Alina and began to care about Mildis, who was sitting on the ground.

The little dwarf responded in a sharp voice: "Yes! Mildis is no problem! ”

Alina snorted, looking incredulous. But she didn't speak, for Eliza continued:

"You just said that, it's already ...... It's been half a day. You still haven't put it up. ”

"It's going to take a little bit of time! It's going to take a little bit of time! ”

Mildis touched his face in annoyance, and there was a little more chagrin in his serious face.

"Okay, I won't rush you, you can just pretend slowly." Eliza shrugged. From the way she shrugged her shoulders, you could see who learned this action from, "It's okay if you dismantle this thing, but don't dismantle it." As Brother Thurik said, it's very important. If you can't resist it, Midi ......"

"Mirdis knows! Mildis knew that was important! Rest assured, Mildis won't touch it! ”

Mildis looked up at another cylindrical object in front of him, and his eyes immediately increased with awe and incredulity.

The cylindrical object has a white-gold exterior and is topped with a large transparent crystal. At this moment, the belly of the cylinder was opened, revealing the complex magic circle inside and an interface that was obviously the place of the energy storage crystal.

This is the "tinder", the "tinder" that has not yet been activated.

The shell of Tinder is made entirely of magical metal, each of which is engraved with magical patterns, and when combined to form an intricate circle that even wizards of the legendary realm would take a long time to depict one by one.

The clear crystal at the top of the "Tinder" is very ordinary. In fact, it is an ordinary piece of transparent quartz, that is, glass. What really matters is the small gray fragment in the transparent quartz.

In the literature of the Temple of Notos, this small gray fragment is recorded as a "fragment of the Stone of Life". However, anyone who has studied alchemy a little knows that the stone of life is the stone of the philosopher, that is, the philosopher's stone, and it is the ultimate research topic of alchemy.

Could this small gray fragment be a fragment of the Philosopher's Stone? Fang Qiuling made it very clear that it was not, and informed Mildis that this small fragment was just an ordinary stone, but the law of order was entwined with it.

However, as a dwarf, Mildis is curious about everything and wants to know through his own knowledge. So as long as it's a "thing", he will think about taking it apart and studying it. However, for the stone that was entwined with the law of order, he deeply knew that he was not qualified to study this thing, so he restrained his curiosity very well.

But...... Restraint is often limited and fades away over time. That is, "I can't help it anymore", this kind of thing!

Mildis's gaze fell on the "tinder" again, and his original awe-inspiring gaze gradually began to contemplate, or rather die.