our family is gone

Chapter 275 Fate?I never believe in fate
The combat plan was quickly completed under Lance's leadership, and the situation was urgent and there was not much time for wrangling.

"Barton stays at Hamlet, Leonard is in charge of the northern area, the two of you maintain the surrounding order, and give priority to maintaining stability when encountering a situation.

Disma and Barristan, you two lead a reconnaissance force to keep an eye on the town in advance, scout the surrounding situation, intercept possible messengers and block the news, and be careful not to alarm them.

Prepare yourself, Paracelsus, the battlefield is the best classroom, where first aid and surgery will be useful.

Prepare yourself, William, the team needs your help and Fergus to search and hunt.

After I lead a large force to destroy these two camps, I will go directly to join you on their way and raid the town. "

"Where is the boss!" Boudica stood up and emphasized eagerly.

"You are my guard, where do you want to go if you don't follow me?" Lance raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Assemble the troops immediately."

"Yes!" Everyone performed their duties, and the crowd quickly dispersed, while Lance walked to the nursing home.

Quite simply, it's time for Junia to be released.

The door was also unlocked, and she was still praying silently.

"It's time, come out."

Junia slowly opened her eyes and looked at Lance, her eyes were no longer as inexplicably cynical as before, but much gentler.

Obtaining the answer from Lance does not mean that she has abandoned her faith, it just got rid of the shackles of the church, and her whole person is no longer as rigid as before.

Is she really stupid?
Lance didn't think so since he was tricked last time.

"I need to clear out a group of cults entrenched around Hamlet. I don't have time to take care of you. Leave as soon as possible."

"Cult!"

"That's right, the wizard you encountered back then was so powerful because of the help of the cult, and I have led the residents of Hamlet to fight against this cult for a long time, they are very powerful and dangerous, you outsiders should leave and don't be implicated in."

Lance put on a gesture that he didn't want to implicate her. Junia already felt that she owed Hamlet and owed him a debt. How could she leave after hearing this?

"How can I sit idly by when this kind of thing happens!" Junia's words were sonorous and forceful, and there was no hesitation on her face, only determination.

"I want to join you."

"Go get your equipment back, the operation is about to begin."

Lance did not refuse, what he said was to arouse Junia's psychology.

Wanting her to join is even easier than fooling Disma and the others, just find a target for her.

After fooling Junia in, Lance did not leave, but moved to the door of Amanda's cell.

The cell door opened, and she was still lying on the bed in such a bored way. The life of imprisonment was obviously uncomfortable for her with an active personality.

"Are you going to let me out in advance~" Amanda turned around and glanced, her charming eyes and the smile on her face were very tempting.

"No, I have a mission to be away for a few days."

"So you came here to warn me?" Amanda turned over and twisted her body. It was hard to imagine that her figure was so soft. Turning her head around on the small bed, lying on her stomach and raising her legs seemed quite naughty.

"No, I'm just curious if you are really proficient in divination, and I want your help to see if the next action is going well."

"It's not impossible, but what benefits can I get? You must know that the price of asking me to help is not small."

"It's no good, I just heard that you Roma are very good at divination, so I wonder if it's really so accurate."

He has always only been whoring for nothing, so how can there be any reason to give money?

Amanda also seemed to realize that Lance wanted to prostitute for nothing, so of course he didn't have a good face. He gave him a blank look and said, "Why didn't you find Tamara?"

"If you can run after her, you don't need to think about it and you know that you must be better than her. If you are not accurate, she probably will not be accurate."

Amanda, who was not interested at first, immediately showed a little excitement when she heard this.

"It's not impossible, I need props, that is..." Amanda raised her hand and slid across her cheeks, her eyes were somewhat provocative, "The card you took away from me."

"First of all, I would like to emphasize that I am not the person who was searched. If you want to have an in-depth communication with Paracelsus, I can still satisfy you."

Lance's words made Amanda frowned thinking of that weird woman. The way she looked at her was very uncomfortable, as if she was looking at a corpse.

"Bring it." Amanda stretched out her hands and stretched out her hands, no longer intending to continue teasing Lance.

Lance took out a stack of cards and handed them back. He could see that the main body of the cards was black, with different patterns painted on them with gold.

"What do you want to divination?"

"Whether the next action is going well."

The cards fell into Amanda's hands and changed rapidly. The ten fingers of both hands showed amazing dexterity. After a set of juggling movements, she shuffled the cards and put them in a stack, heading towards Lance.

"Take one out."

Lance was not in a hurry, and followed her instructions to complete a whole set of tedious steps, and finally drew a few cards from those cards.

Originally, Amanda was very casual, but when she revealed the card and was about to interpret it, her expression became solemn and even disturbed.

Lance was still calm, but he was also curious about what she saw.

"what's the result?"

"Bad omen." Amanda looked up at Lance, and slowly spit out two words.

"Would it be more accurate?"

"The result of the divination is very..." Amanda wanted to say something, but changed her words in the middle of speaking, "Although I don't know what you are doing, I still suggest you cancel it."

Hey, in the middle of talking, these chatterers like to be riddlers.

Lance was somewhat annoyed, but her warning also made him suspicious.

What Leonard and the others actually said made sense, the news was too simple.

It's not that he doubts Geralt, but is it possible that those camps are traps?
To stay there is to deliberately lure and wait for him to lead the troops there?
What means does the ancestor have?What trap could he lay?
Lance carefully recalled the plot in the game... There was a fart plot, stuffed with a lot of messy mods, he really didn't remember exactly what the original version was like, he only knew a few main quests.

Why didn't the ancestor start a full-scale war with himself?
Of course, the ancestor thought that he was not exposed, and was worried that excessive movements would attract attention from the church or other people.

That's why white gloves are used all the time. Whether it's bandits, witches or wizards, it's all indirect control.

And the ancestors have been developing behind the scenes, constantly expanding the power of the Ascension Sect, in order to strengthen themselves.

Of course, it was also because the ancestor himself longed for more battles and more deaths.

On the premise that the ancestor didn't want to do it himself, what means would he use against himself?

Lance thought back and forth and still couldn't come up with too many situations, but Amanda noticed the meaning behind his contemplation.

"I advise you to give up, my divination has never been missed."

"Everyone has a first time." Lance grinned, "Maybe I guessed wrong this time~"

Originally, he was still a little entangled, but Amanda's words reminded him instead.

He is a pragmatist, he is very simple in logic.

If the left eye twitches, it means the left eye twitches money. It is estimated that something good will happen recently; the right eye suddenly twitched a few times. What kind of right eye twitch disaster? Fucking superstition.

Any trick is a joke in the face of absolute power, if the ancestor wants to come, let's see who can beat who.

Amanda's words are not even as reliable as Geralt's. It's okay to listen to it for fun, but if it's true, it will be a thimble.

Moreover, the action was about to start at this time, he couldn't announce the action one second because of a witch's words, and cancel it the next second, that would be a huge blow to his prestige.

After hearing Lance's words, Amanda knew that he didn't believe in herself. She was a little dissatisfied with being prostituted for nothing, and now she was even more upset.

"Anyway, I warned you, you can listen to it or not, but you'd better let me go before you go, so that you won't come back when the time comes."

"Bring it." Lance didn't answer, but just stretched out his hand to signal for the card back.

"Cut~" Amanda pursed his mouth and threw the thing out.

But after Lance got it, it didn't end. Instead, he emphasized again: "One is missing, take it out quickly."

Lance knew that this was not an ordinary deck of cards, but a prop with extraordinary power. Amanda's act of hiding the cards made him feel that her prophecy was probably just to interfere with his actions and prepare to escape.

Sure enough, dealing with these Roma people should not be taken lightly. Tamara is like this, and so is she, they are all scheming people.

"My interpretation of the prophecy is not wrong." Amanda was exposed by Lance but still refused to admit it, but wanted to bring the topic back to the prophecy. The serious face on her face was really convincing.

"Did you take it out yourself, or should I take it out for you?" Lance didn't care at all, his eyes locked on the key point...it's really a bit heavy~
"You just want to find an excuse to molest me!" Amanda noticed that his eyes became emotional, and opened her mouth to accuse, "I thought you were an elegant nobleman and liked you, but I didn't expect you to be such a person !"

"I respect you, but it doesn't mean I'm a fool." Lance said without hesitation and stretched out his hand towards the abyss-like crack.

Any fool can see that she wants to wear a high hat and kidnap morality, but it's a pity that Lance has no morals.

Seeing the hand gradually approaching, Amanda's expression changed several times, and finally she couldn't hold back and raised her hand to wipe in front of her.

"Damn it! Damn it!" She didn't know how she took it out, and instantly threw the card towards Lance with her fingertips. The anger on her face hadn't subsided yet, but there was a hint of shyness.

Lance raised his hand to take the card. It seemed that she was not as slutty as she seemed, and it was indeed a conspiracy to tease herself before.

Perhaps noticing Lance's gaze, Amanda couldn't help but yelled.

"The result of the prophecy will never be wrong. If you want to die, don't pull me in, let me go quickly."

"So you don't feel safe?"

Lance's inexplicable words did not calm Amanda down, but she was stunned for a second.

Because Lance threw a golden ring in the past, and this was her storage ring, together with the things confiscated from her were all in it.

"All your things are in there, see for yourself if there is anything missing."

"Are you going to let me go?" Amanda took the ring and put it on impatiently, her thoughts seemed a little distracted for a moment, apparently checking her own things.

"No, I just want to tell you that what I give you is yours, and what I don't give you is useless even if you take it."

The meaning of Lance's words is very simple. He thinks that even if I return the things to you, it won't affect my killing you.

Amanda certainly understands the strong threat in it. When has she ever been threatened like this?In any case, their omen seekers are all well-known supernatural beings on the mainland.

"There are still two days in your prison sentence. If I don't come back by then, someone will release you. If the situation is wrong, someone will release you. Your carriage is in my yard, and no one will touch your things."

Lance's expression was calm, and his tone was more casual, but the words that came out of his mouth revealed a biting chill.

"But no matter who I am, I have to abide by my rules when I come to my site. If I violate my rules, I will kill anyone. If I can't find anyone, I will kill his organization and everyone related to him. Kill him until he comes out."

Lance turned and left without waiting for more reactions, leaving Amanda alone with a surprised expression.

After waiting for a while, she came back to look at Tiemen and murmured in a low voice: "This man is really domineering..."

The army is assembled, and the logistics dispatch is not so fast. Although Lance does not believe in Amanda's divination, it is a good habit to be cautious. Before leaving, he still needs to make some arrangements before coming to an independent house.

You can see a lot of plants planted in the front yard, with beautiful flowers blooming out of them, and a refreshing floral fragrance, so you don't need to think about who this is.

Grindale is the crystallization of an entire tribe. Her abilities in medicine, agriculture, and mysticism make Lance very precious to her.

Whatever she wanted, she used the witch's cauldron and spoon directly, and even specially selected a group of people to set up a department for her to use.

This kind of treatment is much better than that of Paracelsus.

There is no rush for things like crop breeding, but medicine has been in production, and there are still a batch of finished products under the accumulation of so many resources.

"This is an antidote. You should be clear about its effect. This is herbal medicine that can clear most of the abnormal states. These..."

Greendale was introducing some of the medicines she had made during this period to Lance, and Lance was also unceremonious and took some of them away.

However, he also realized that these were a bit hasty. Later, it was estimated that medical soldiers would be formed to learn how to use these medicines and perform simple emergency operations.

"I need to get out of here and hit a..."

Lance quickly explained the situation, and Amanda's divination took over.

"I don't believe her, but I believe in you. I know your strength is far more than that. If the situation is wrong and you need to take action, don't be afraid. As long as you are not completely dead, I can save you."

Lance focused and made a firm promise.

"No matter what the situation is, I will rescue you from the abyss!"

"I will protect your territory." Grindel knew very well that this was the foundation of her revenge, and she would not let anything happen here.

"It's our Hamlet," Lance corrected.

Grindel's gentle personality couldn't help feeling a little upset when she heard this, and nodded slowly.

"our home……"

Lance himself is not afraid of any danger, but he is afraid that the Hamlet he has worked so hard to build will be attacked unexpectedly.

Among them, Leonard, who is in charge of the army, can deal with most situations, but some situations involving mysticism cannot be counted on him.

So Lance needs to make some arrangements for Grindel, who is the only one who has the ability to protect Hamlet.

It's a pity that we still haven't been able to find talents who are proficient in occultism.

Grindel is good at herbalism and witchcraft and psychics. She knows a little about mysticism, but she is not proficient, but it is also the best choice.

That guy Tamara is too unreliable, and Lance no longer puts his hopes on her.

Catherine has half a bucket of water, but is proficient in archaeology and identification.

As for the one named Amanda, she is backed by a powerful force and doesn't care about her own conditions at all.

In this regard, Lance can only take one step at a time.

We can't wait for talents to come by themselves, we still need to stabilize the situation as soon as possible, and then open Hamlet to attract talents.

…………

There is a huge city on another continent far away, almost all of which are built of white marble buildings, giving people a holy and bright feeling under the scorching sun.

Especially the white tower in the center, just seeing it can make people fall in love with its magnificence. It is hard to believe that it can be built by human beings.

This is the pearl of the desert, the holy city of the Levantines.

In this era, such giant cities are basically bound to water. The holy city is also not far from the coast, but the scale may be a little smaller than Totnes, and the style of people walking in it is also exotic.

And somewhere in the holy city, in a strangely furnished room full of mystery, a thin middle-aged man dressed well and wrapped in a white turban sat cross-legged in it, holding a bone skull in his hand. The reason is that there is actually a slow-burning candle on the skull cap.

And at this moment, a conversation that ordinary people cannot know is unfolding.

【We found...】

【where? 】

【Northern border of the empire...】

[Go and bring it back, that kind of thing must not fall into the hands of others. 】

[Who is going? 】

【Let me do it……】

The middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes, but there was no one in the room except him.

After briefly thinking about the situation just now, not long ago, the Fate Council suddenly discovered that a lost evil object appeared in the northern border of the empire on another continent.

As a member of the council, he has the responsibility to confirm and recover the evil object, so as not to cause a greater disaster.

Soon the middle-aged man was on the wharf of the holy city, embarking on a cargo ship bound for the empire.

…………

An army marched on the old road, marching silently according to a specific formation, and a dozen cavalry were scattered outside for reconnaissance.

Although Lance did not believe Amanda's divination results, he finally changed his tactics.

Abandoning the division of troops into two groups and putting aside the camp goal, instead choosing to concentrate on the advantages of troops to attack the town in an all-round way, and then look at the situation of the battle before seeking further actions.

Compared with the camp, the location of this small town is of course more important. It can cut off the channels and supply lines of the Ascension Sect to communicate with the outside world, and it can also recover a section of the road built by those guys. When the time comes, Owendo can use it as a springboard to transport troops. .

And as long as there is no division of troops, he can take into account the situation of the battle, and the soldiers under him will gain morale boosts. Even if he encounters a trap, he is confident that he can directly smash the ancestor's conspiracy.

Even if you really can't fight, you can retreat in an orderly manner by virtue of the environment. It will be difficult to regroup once you are washed away in the wilderness.

The most important thing is that this kind of small town as a transportation node must have a lot of supplies, no matter what it is, as long as he can steal the ancestor's tribute, he will be very happy.

At that time, even if all the cultists in the camp run away, he will not lose money, and he will win steadily. The impatience in developing the wilderness before has made him suffer a little.

Of course, he didn't tell others about divination, so he didn't believe in it.

So the explanation for other people is that they are worried that the division of troops will give the enemy an early warning. It is best to eat the biggest cake first, and they will not lose even if the camp is gone.

Of course, the others didn't understand why the lord suddenly changed his tactics, but these were not what they should consider. They only needed to faithfully execute the order and it was over.

"The town is just ahead." Geralt guided Lance in the direction like a party leading the way, only to see that his state was somewhat out of order.

"Geralt and I went to scout first, and you rested as originally planned."

Lance stopped the army to let them rest and recover, and then called Geralt, and the two rode over first.

It's not that he can't trust Geralt, he has to scout the terrain of the town himself before he can formulate further offensive tactics.

This was the first time he had commanded an army to attack a small town. He had to be cautious, and he had to be an instant hit. Even the slightest problem would damage his prestige.

"Are you upset that I didn't save those refugees?"

On the way, Lance directly stated a hidden conflict between the two.

Geralt wanted to save the refugees who were sent to the camp, but it was obvious that Lance's current choice was to some extent giving up on those people.

Hearing this, Geralt was slightly silent, and he was not sure, but he was indeed a little helpless, but he would not blame Lance, but just sighed.

"I understand the lord's approach. It is true that the benefits of attacking the town are greater. If the attack on the camp causes the town to warn, it will cause more trouble."

Geralt is not a child, in fact he knows very well that those refugees are worthless in the face of the big picture.

In his long life, he has also suffered many choices, and regrets are always implemented in them.

"If it is confirmed that the town is really a cult stronghold, according to the intelligence value, I will increase the task reward to [-] gold coins for you, and I will give you [-] gold coins regardless of whether they escaped or not in the camp."

Lance knew what Geralt needed now, and talking about it would be nonsense, so he might as well just throw money at it. Forty gold coins is a lot of money, and there was no battle or consumption during the process.

"Lord, please!" Sure enough, Geralt recovered quickly after hearing this.

Only children talk about morality, adults talk about interests.

　The monthly ticket is [-], plus [-] more, the contract is reached.

　　Thanks to [Night Shadow Tour] for the reward of 1500; thanks to [Yun Zhao Huan] for the reward of 500.

　　Recently, more than one reader reported that the chapter comment was swallowed. I definitely didn't delete it, and I don't know why.

　　
　
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