Lord of the Oasis Chapter 797: -eighth hundred
Chapter 797: Crew who want to go out of the city
The next morning, Kant called Abel and Bandak together. The three began to discuss the deployment of operations two days later.
"The agreed time between Shadow and Raphael is one o'clock in the morning." Abel said.
"Want to catch the shadow at night" Abel's face showed embarrassment and said: "With our strength alone, I am afraid it is still a little reluctant."
"I have sent soldiers to the dwarven guild in the town." Kant responded: "I hope to find some solutions from the information provided by the dwarves."
"Why don't you directly seek help from the hunters in the dwarf guild." Abel asked suspiciously.
"I also wanted to do this before, but after inquiring about the process of issuing quests to hunters, I gave up this idea." Kant replied: "And the guild committee members review the quest for too long, we Can't wait that long."
"I see." Abel nodded.
"The soldiers will not be able to withdraw from the city until evening. Let's discuss how the personnel should be deployed at that time." Kant suggested.
"Yes." Bandak nodded and responded, "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 took my Calradia with me. Soldiers blocked the entrance to the entire barracks."
"The inspection from the air can be handed over to us." Abel then said, "In the evening, I will leave the camp with some soldiers early to observe the whereabouts of the shadow from a distance."
"Shadow sneaking into the military camp is strange and unpredictable." Kant urged: "If you want to put precautions in advance, you must be careful."
"Yes!" Abel responded.
"When the time comes, I will meet Bandak with the guards that accompany me." Kant said: "Subdue him with the tricks the dwarves taught us."
"Your Majesty," Bandak and Abel looked at each other and said worriedly, "In order to ensure that we are not attacked, it is better to stay in the camp and wait for the result."
"No." Kant shook his head and replied: "I should still do the command of action. If you learn any important information from the conversation between Raphael and Shadow, you will also need me. to make a decision to change the action plan.”
Abel and Bandak also compromise on this issue, seeing that Kant has always insisted on his own views.
This concludes the morning action meeting.
Kant heard the uniform running sound of the elf soldiers outside the camp, looked at Abel with some strangeness and asked, "I remember that the physical training time of the elf soldiers was not so early, right?"
Bandak walked to the tent door and glanced at it, then turned back to Kant and said, "It looks like the group who left the restaurant last night."
"They didn't act like a soldier last night," explained Abel. "As punishment, I ordered them all to run twenty laps around the barracks this morning."
"Twenty laps?" Bandak said in surprise: "For elven soldiers who usually lack physical training, running like this is really exhausting."
"Well, occasional punishment is also necessary." Kant nodded. Obviously, he did not agree with the style of these elf soldiers.
Abel lowered his head to Kant and said nothing.
The Calradian soldiers who had entered the city rushed back before dinner with information about the dwarven guild.
“This time the action is really fast enough.” Abel held a stack of guild-made manuscripts and said: “The last time DeWitt and Claremont went to the guild to find information, the people from the dwarf guild were in the guild. The next morning sent someone to deliver the materials."
"Perhaps it's because the path taken this time did not pass through the hunter himself." Kant explained: "These information are all found by our soldiers in the database of the Dwarf Guild."
"Is this even possible?" Abel asked in surprise.
"Yes. However, after borrowing these materials, they need to be returned to the database." Kant replied: "And the deposit is also surprisingly high."
"I see." Abel nodded.
Kant and Bandak each took a portion of the material from Abel's hands. The division of labor looked at it and discussed 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." Kant said after reading all the information, drinking a sip of tea.
"But the light magic mentioned in the ancient books, there is no elves of this physique in the current elves." Abel said with a frown.
"It doesn't have to be light magic, maybe fire elves can achieve the same effect," Bandak suggested.
"Well." Kant took out a page of manuscript paper and said, "Since the ancients have left a shadow-restraining magic array, let's try the power of this array."
"Okay then." Abel took the manuscript and studied it carefully. Then he said: "I will find a way to adapt this formation. Let it have the effect of restraining shadows in our hands."
"Thank you." Bandak said, looking at Abel.
"It's fine." Abel said with a slight smile: "The magic circle is still a difficult area for me. I have to bring the blueprint back to discuss with other comrades in arms. The remaining time is relatively tight, Then I'll retire first."
"Well." Kant nodded, got up and sent Abel away.
Then sat back in his seat and began to discuss with Bandak how to fight tomorrow night.
It wasn't until dinner time that the two walked out of the tent in the center of the camp and headed for the dining room.
An elf soldier stopped in front of Kant and saluted, "Your Majesty Kant, Commander Bandak."
"What's wrong, what's the matter?" Kant gestured for him to get up and asked.
"The crew in the city is ready to leave the city tomorrow." Soldier Reports.
"Know where they're going?" Kant asked, frowning.
"From their conversation, it seems that they are going to the vicinity of the volcano." The soldier said: "It is said that they want to go out with the dwarves' caravan."
"Why are they running so far?" Bandak wondered.
"These crew members have long been notorious on the shore of the island." The soldier explained: "I guess they want to go to the foot of the volcano. No one knows their town to find a job."
"I see." Bandak nodded.
"Find a way to keep them. Use the money to send the dwarf merchants who want to take them out of the city." Kant ordered.
"Yes," the soldier replied.
"We don't yet have any information about the situation at the foot of the volcano." Kant said to Bandak: "The crew can't be allowed to flee there."
Chapter 798: The magic circle completed with great effort
"Yes!" the soldier replied after receiving Kant's order.
"Have you reported this to Abel?" Bandak asked.
"I have already reported to Captain Abel." The soldier nodded and said, "It's just that the captain, he and a group of other soldiers seem to be very busy, so he asked me to tell His Majesty and the commander the news."
"Well, Abel and the others are busy preparing for tomorrow's action." Kant said: "Let's not disturb him for now."
"My subordinates understand." The soldier responded by bowing and bowing.
"It's hard work, hurry back and rest." Kant consoled the soldiers who had been busy all day.
After thanking the soldier, he turned and left.
"It seems that since the crew went ashore, the forces of the dark side have not sent anyone to look for them." Bandak said to Kant as he walked to the restaurant.
"In the eyes of the dark side, the sinking of the ship is just an arranged episode." Kant shook his head and replied, "These crew members, they don't know each other. However, if this group of crew members went to the volcano If it is at the foot of the mountain, sooner or later, it will come into contact with the forces of the dark side."
"I see." Bandak nodded.
The two walked into the dining room in the barracks and sat down in a familiar corner. As soon as I sat down, I saw Raphael appearing alone at the door of the restaurant.
"Raphael." Bandak stood up and called.
"Huh? Commander Bandak, Your Majesty Kant." Raphael was stunned, then replied, "Where's Abel?"
"You came to him?" Bandak motioned for Raphael to sit down and said, "He's still busy now, so I guess someone will have to bring dinner to them today."
Raphael hesitated for a moment, then sat down next to Kant. "They?" asked Bandak in surprise.
"Haven't you noticed that there are a lot less people in the restaurant today?" Bandak said with a smile: "Abel is planning the formation of tomorrow to catch the shadow with his men."
"Haha, after all, it's my second time at the restaurant today," Raphael smiled apologetically.
"Ah" Bandak recalled what happened in the restaurant yesterday, and his expression became embarrassed because of his gaffe.
"The magic circle? I've never heard of Abel doing such a thing before." Raphael shook his head indifferently and said.
“He didn’t create it himself. We found the blueprint of the magic circle that restrained the shadow from the database of the Dwarf Guild.” Kant explained.
"After dinner, let's go over and see how they're planning," Bandak suggested.
"Yes." Raphael nodded, "I'm still curious about what kind of magic circle Abel will lead people to make."
Kant nodded approvingly at Bandak. His dinner had been brought to the table by the waiter in the back kitchen, and he was eating quietly at this time.
After a while, Bandak and Raphael's meals were also served.
During the meal, Bandak looked up at Raphael's food and said with a smile, "By the way, Raphael, how is your recovery? You were still sick a few days ago. Now, the appetite seems to be much better."
"I'm in good health." Raphael wiped his mouth with a napkin and responded, "I used to feel dazed and often insomnia. I think it's probably a psychological impact."
"It's good to recover." Bandak nodded.
Kant paused for a meal and glanced at Raphael, but didn't say anything.
Today's dinner took about an hour.
After sitting in the same place and chatting with each other for a while, Kant took Bandak and Raphael to the camp where Abel was.
A dozen elf soldiers stood in the large tent. Except for the soldiers standing guard, all the elf mages had arrived.
When everyone noticed that Kant opened the curtain and walked in, they all knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty Kant! Commander Bandak."
Raphael walked behind him, obscured by Bandak's tall stature, and people didn't notice that he was there.
"Abel, how is the progress of the circle?" Kant walked in front of Abel and asked softly.
"We have found a new way to solve the problem of the lack of light elements." Abel said with joy: "The magic circle should be completed by tomorrow morning."
"Well, it's hard for you." Kant's eyes were full of trust, and he nodded to Abel.
"Thanks to everyone working together to figure out a way to solve the problem of the mana source." Abel turned his attention to the other soldiers in the battalion and said with a smile.
Some of the elven soldiers bowed their heads in embarrassment.
"What are you going to do?" Raphael asked curiously.
After seeing Raphael's figure, there was an unbelievable sound of surprise among the elven soldiers.
"We plan to condense various elements together, instead of light magic, to become the mana support of the entire circle." After seeing Raphael's face, Abel also showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, and explained .
"It's really a good idea." Raphael thought for a while and agreed with a smile.
"It may take about fifteen minutes, let's set up the magic circle." Abel looked into Raphael's eyes and said, "It's up to you how to delay the time."
"Fifteen minutes, I have met with Yingying so many times, and the time spent talking is not that long. But" Raphael said in a relaxed tone: "I will try my best."
"Thank you," Abel responded.
After the conversation between the two ended, the atmosphere in the field seemed a little deserted.
"The soldiers haven't had dinner yet." Kant said warmly: "I reheated the breakfast reserved for you in the kitchen. It is estimated that it will be delivered soon."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" the soldiers exclaimed in surprise. Originally thought that I had missed the meal and could only eat the dry food in my luggage. I didn't expect Kant to be so careful!
"Tonight you will have to stay up all night for the magic circle." Kant said with a smile: "You must have enough food and enough energy."
"Wow!" The dining car was pushed into the tent, and dinner for a dozen people was placed on it, steaming hot.
Beside the dinner plate, there is also hot coffee for the soldiers.
"Your Majesty Kant, thank you." Abel faced Kant and thanked him.
"It's nothing. If you want to thank the soldiers in the kitchen, thank you." Although Kant knew what Abel was referring to, he still did not face his thanks. Responded easily.
"Let's go back to the camp to rest first." Bandak walked to the door of the camp, turned around and beckoned to Abel, saying, "The next thing is to get rid of you."
Chapter 799: After Dinner
"Yes." Abel bowed to Bandak and watched the three leave.
"Captain Abel, come and have dinner too." An Elf soldier put down the steak in his hand and greeted Abel.
"Okay." Abel nodded in agreement and sat down beside the soldier. Received his own meal. Said to the soldiers who had already started the meal: "After the meal, everyone will rest for a while and start working."
"Yes! Captain!" The soldier responded enthusiastically after he had padded his stomach and his emotions became high again.
After Abel finished eating from his plate, he walked over to the camp stove and added some new wood to the stove. Then he leaned on the seat next to him and watched the soldiers in the room from a distance.
"Captain, you haven't had your coffee yet." When Abel was about to fall asleep in a daze, a soldier walked up to him with two cups of coffee. Greeted and said, "Drink this, your body will become warm."
"Thank you." Abel opened his tired eyes and replied to the soldier with a smile.
"It's fine." The soldier smiled proudly.
The two sat quietly by the fire for a while, drinking coffee from their full cups.
"Captain Abel," the soldier whispered.
"What's the matter?" Abel was holding the china cup in his hand, warming his hands. After hearing the soldier's call, he was stunned for a moment, and replied warmly.
The soldier turned his head to look at him and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I thought you fell asleep again, Captain."
Abel also laughed out loud and responded, "I'm actually not that sleepy."
After the voice fell, the two looked at each other again and started chatting.
"What do you think about Captain Raphael?" In the harmonious atmosphere, the soldier finally mentioned the topic of Raphael.
Abel raised his eyebrows and said, "Before Raphael came to the island, I didn't think I would ever want to see him. But a few days after hearing the news, I saw him anyway. At the beginning, I still felt angry. However, I felt his powerlessness from him at that time. I began to imagine, if I encountered Raphael's predicament, what kind of choice would I make?"
"What do you think?" the soldier asked nervously, casting his erratic eyes on Abel.
"I can't give a definite answer." Abel closed his eyes and responded, "Perhaps my thinking is not broad enough to cause the hesitation in my heart."
"Is that so?" The soldier put down the porcelain cup in his hand and said silently in his mouth.
"If it were you, what would you do?" Abel looked at the soldiers and asked with a smile, "That group of soldiers with Raphael also has your former comrades in arms, right? In your eyes, would they be the ones who did that?"
The soldier was at a loss for words when confronted with Abel's questioning.
Abel did not intend to continue discussing this topic. After seeing the soldier's speechless appearance, he turned his face to the side and continued to drink the coffee in his hand.
The next afternoon.
Kant et al. received news that the crew was banned from the city.
Bandak asked the soldiers who came back to report: "How did you do it?"
"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 squatting near the crew's original residence watched Arrived and the crew returned to the hotel."
"Good job." Kant nodded and said, "There are not many caravans going to the foot of the volcano. If these people want to leave the city with the next group of caravans, they will have to wait for a while."
"Thank you for your hard work." Bandak said to the soldiers: "Let the soldiers in the city go and say hello to the dwarves guarding the city, and let them lift the ban on the crew. Don't be too embarrassing."
"Yes!" the soldier answered with a bow.
At this time, Abel and his soldiers were setting up a formation on the ground where Raphael's camp was located.
And Raphael is sitting on the sidelines watching what they do.
After Abel's conversation with the soldiers last night, the elven soldiers in the battalion softened a lot towards Raphael. Although it was only regarded as nothing, it still took down the original look of cold eyebrows.
"Okay." Abel clapped his hands, declaring the success of the formation.
The soldiers who had been busy all night let out a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.
"Everyone, go and rest. Wait until evening to gather at the camp." Abel ordered his soldiers.
The elven soldiers still have a few hours to replenish their stamina.
"Yes, Captain," the soldiers responded. Then they returned to their respective tents, and they needed a good night's sleep.
Abel glanced at the Calradian soldiers who were on duty in place of the elf soldiers, walked up to Raphael, and said, "This formation has been completed. It's up to you."
"Well, you should go to rest quickly." Raphael nodded.
"Yeah." Abel nodded and replied with a smile on his tired face.
Then it was convenient for Raphael to pass by and walk back to his tent.
The barracks suddenly became quiet because of the absence of a dozen elf soldiers.
Only the footsteps of Calradian soldiers patrolling.
Bandak took his soldiers to practice in the open space outside the battalion, monitoring the progress of everyone's training while keeping an eye on the surrounding movement.
However, there are few pedestrians in the camp chosen by the elves. The situation around the camp was as calm as ever.
"It seems that Ying intends to go to the appointment alone." Bandak said to Kant next to him.
"Listen to Raphael, at this time the Shadow Club will bring rewards from the dark side to Raphael." Kant said.
"What's the reward?" Bandak asked suspiciously.
"I don't know," Kant shook his head and said, "Maybe it's a treasure, or maybe it's a machete in the shadow's hand."
"Raphael is in danger." Bandak exclaimed.
"Of course he knows, and now you know too," Kant said casually.
"Abel doesn't know yet, does he?" Bandak frowned and said, "However, according to Raphael's character, it does seem like he won't tell Abel himself."
"Raphael and I both hope that the mission will be successful, so we will keep silent about it." Kant urged: "You can't tell anyone else this news either."
Bandak's eyes became complicated, he sighed and said, "If Raphael really sacrificed himself for this mission, how should Abel and others face it."
Chapter 800: Ambush set in advance
"Everything will pass." Kant looked at the distant sky and said: "Besides, if Raphael can successfully hold the shadow, we will of course rush in and rescue him immediately."
"Hmm." Bandak stood aside and nodded.
In the evening, the elven soldiers woke up from their sleep, donned their mage robes, and stood in the camp's clearing to gather.
"How's everyone resting?" Abel asked, standing in front of the crowd.
"Very good!" The soldiers responded neatly, the volume was much higher than in the morning.
Abel nodded with a smile: "That's good. Today's mission will last until 1:30 in the morning, I hope you can continue to concentrate until then!"
"Yes!" the soldiers responded.
"Then disband. Go to your respective posts and replace the Calradia comrades who have been on duty for you all day." Abel ordered.
The elven soldiers spread out in small groups, trotting to every corner of the camp, waiting for night to come.
At one o'clock in the morning, Shadow sneaked into Raphael's tent on time.
"Long time no see." Shadow stood beside the bed and said softly to Raphael lying on the bed.
"Here?" Raphael rubbed his sleepy eyes when he heard the sound, got up, walked to the square table and sat down, lighting the candlestick on the table.
This is his signal to the people of Calradia.
Seeing his actions, Ying frowned and said, "What are you doing?"
"Oh, sorry, I forgot about your fear of light." Raphael smiled apologetically, then turned around and blew out the candlestick.
Kant and others immediately dispatched troops to lay an ambush around the camp after seeing the momentary fire.
Abel also carefully walked to the tent with his elf mages and began to operate the magic circle.
"Abel, you must hold on." Bandak stared at the swaying figure in the tent and prayed in his heart.
"Didn't you say there will be any reward?" Raphael asked with a pretense of ease.
"Don't talk about that yet." Shadow's eyes sank, he sat down beside Raphael and asked him: "I heard that the crew members who helped you are all ready to flee to the town at the foot of the volcano. When are you going to persuade the Calradia group to evacuate from the island?"
"How could they listen to me." Raphael shook his head and said: "I can only prevent them from stealing any news from me, and spend it with them. As long as you don't show up. , they can't find any clues, and they will naturally withdraw from here."
Shadow's brows showed a bit of anxiety and said: "No, they must leave this island as soon as possible. The 'King Lord' they are ready to go to war with the army of the gnomes. The army of the human race until then It's not good for us to stay here."
"Don't worry." After hearing the news of the war, Raphael was stunned for a while, and said: "This time, none of the people sent by Calradia has the real power to mobilize the army. They don't have the guts. Participate in the battle between the powers on the island."
"No." Ying said, "You have to quickly find a way to drive them away. If it really doesn't work, I can send a few men to help. Anyway, with you as the inner responder, we shouldn't have to spend a lot of time."
Raphael heard the killing intent in the other's words, and his stomach couldn't help churning. His right hand subconsciously covered his stomach.
"What's wrong with you?" Shadow asked, looking at Raphael.
"It's probably because of my bad stomach. It's been hurting for a few days. But there's nothing wrong with it." Raphael waved his hand and said, "My body probably won't be able to cooperate with you in doing those things. Besides, I Now I'm locked in this tent all day, and I can't receive any news at all. I'll try it, and I'll try to get rid of this pile of troubles. If you need any help, I'll ask you for help."
"Well, if you have any needs, just ask the 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 and left, remembering that Abel was still casting spells outside the tent, and hurriedly asked, "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? The 'King Lord' is so powerful, of course, there will be nothing to threaten them. If we go to war: only little people like you and me will suffer."
"So that's how it is," Raphael responded guiltily.
Seeing his expression, Ying thought he was afraid that he would be affected by the war. He walked in front of him and said with a half-smile, "It's just that you shouldn't be on this island by then."
"Why?" Raphael looked up and looked at Yingying.
"It's nothing." A coldness flashed in Ying's eyes, and he said, "I just think you should have escaped by boat at that time."
"I see." Raphael lowered his head and responded, "But where can I escape? The Elf Kingdom will not recognize my identity."
"That's your own business." Ying said coldly, "I have other things to do, so I'll go first."
"Okay." Raphael nodded and said, "When you come next time, remember to bring the 'reward' you mentioned."
"It's yours, it's yours, don't worry too much." After leaving a sentence of unknown meaning, Ying turned over the window and went outside the tent. Encountered Kant and others head-on.
"Raphael!" Shadow frowned, knocked angrily at the camp, and shouted angrily.
"What's wrong?" Raphael walked slowly from the front door to Ying's face~IndoMTL.com~ said with a half-smile: "I haven't seen you before in a place with lights, but you and I The impression is similar, and it is just as abominable."
"Haha." Ying sneered: "We will meet again in the future, just wait for me."
Without waiting for Raphael to reply, the shadow transformed into a figure, ready to rush out of the crowd from the air.
However, it was bounced back by the circle under Abel.
"Ah!" Shadow screamed. It fell to the ground, causing dust to rise.
"We will indeed meet in the future, but when do I want to see you and when do I not want to see you. That depends on my mood." Raphael walked to the shadow burnt by mana and said calmly.
"You traitor!" Ying shouted: "Live as a traitor for the rest of your life!"
"I will." Raphael's eyes narrowed and he replied: "But before I end my sinful life, I hope you can save your life until then!"