rune hunter

Chapter 108 Truth and Prophecy
The troops led by Ahmed include not only a full staff of [-] mountain hunters, but also nearly [-] guards from the three outposts of Grey-headed Eagle, Lark, and White Falcon, as well as three high-ranking priests of the Temple of Life. , both in terms of quantity and quality, have reached the size of a complete army.

Even El noticed a significant change in the smoke in the village from a distance, but the exhausted robbers turned a blind eye to this, and they only wanted to burn, kill and loot, and they could only say that they were seeking their own death.

If the three high-ranking priests had missions, it would be fine, but Ahmed even frantically assembled all the troops of the three outposts in the area. If the three hundred cavalry brought by El were added, this Power is enough to start a war against other border lords.What kind of treasure is worth such a big fight for Istaron?

"Since we have already returned to the door, there is no need to hide anything." Seeing the cavalry brought by El, Ahmed's cautious attitude finally relaxed.

He took El and Timmy to the pack horse parked in the village granary, opened the sealed box on the pack horse's back, and a warm green light suddenly radiated, El took a deep breath subconsciously, only I felt that my physical fatigue was swept away by this green light.

It wasn't until this layer of green light gradually dissipated that the true colors of the goods in the box were revealed.Fist-sized green translucent gemstones were neatly arranged among the sawdust used as a buffer. El touched it carefully and found that the surface of these green gemstones was very cold, and the green light was actually condensation on the ore. After that, the water mist evaporated again.

"This is the origin stone, also known as the essence of life. It contains rich life energy and is one of the rarest magic minerals. According to legend, this kind of ore has been mined out as early as ancient times, and the remaining They are just leftovers. It was not until half a year ago that we discovered a vein of ore by chance during our exploration of the Black Forest. These are the first batch of ore excavated in the box."

"It's a good thing at first glance, and it must be very valuable." El nodded and said, this sentence was immediately glared at by the high-ranking priest of the Temple of Life next to him.

"These are the tears of Anastasza, a gift from the goddess to mortals, how can money be used to measure its value!" The high-ranking priest shouted excitedly like a cat whose hair has exploded, seeing the bloodshot eyes of the three of them I'm afraid I haven't had a good night's sleep because of these gems.

"Yeah, yes, it really can't be measured by money. This is an insult to the goddess of life." Ahmed closed the box, took El out, and while the three high-ranking priests were not paying attention, spoke to El Er rolled his eyes: "So they can only exchange with a holy nun."

Have your morals been eaten by dogs?El cursed inwardly.He knew a little about the matter of Holy Sister Maryvian, but he didn't expect it to be such an exchange of benefits.

The holy nuns are the chosen people of God, and they can also be said to be the incarnation of the gods in the mortal world, so their status is so respected.There are hundreds of schools of thought in the sects of the Canilas gods, and among them, the number of holy nuns born at the same time can be counted with one hand, and there is only one holy nun in the Temple of Life.

But because of this, it is conceivable how precious this batch of raw life ores is, so that the Temple of Life will not hesitate to tear off its old face to trade people.If you think about it on a deeper level, the Goddess of Life may have already obtained the acquiescence behind this deal, otherwise how would ordinary priests dare to use holy nuns as a negotiation condition?

"Since this batch of ore is so important, why did you march in such a hurry?" El asked puzzled.According to Pallanti's estimate, the hunter brigade will not be able to return to the White Falcon outpost until today at least. Now it seems that Ahmed not only returned early, but also deliberately gathered all the troops in the surrounding outposts. I don't know what troubles they encountered.

According to the regulations of the Istaren military, unless there is a particularly serious emergency, the troops stationed at the reconnaissance outpost must not be easily used. The duty of this army is not only to investigate and monitor the intelligence situation in the surrounding areas, but also to prevent problems before they happen. reserve troops.

"On the way back, I heard that Istaren has started a war with the invaders from the underground world." Ahmed said.

"The war is over, and it didn't last too long." El said truthfully, even if the landwalkers make a comeback, Istaren's current strength is enough to maintain the war. Ahmed must know this better than himself. Then he Why is it so inspiring?

"Before that, we caught a nagging little guy, and I was very concerned about what it said." Ahmed took El to a small earthen hut outside the granary, motioned for the guarding soldiers to leave, and pushed him away door.

As soon as the light in the room came on, the short figure squatting in the corner holding the rice bowl and eating Hesai raised his head vigilantly. When he saw Ahmad coming in, he snorted coldly and lowered his head to continue eating.

"Archers... nasty archers, there are archers everywhere..." the man babbled while eating, the voice was small enough to be heard, but the accent was so weird that it sounded more like is a curse.

El's eyes widened in surprise and he was speechless for a while, because he found out that he knew this guy—the kobold geomancer Apache!Didn't this magic stick escape with his tribe long before the Landwalker invasion?Why was he caught by Ahmed again?
"We met a migrating kobold tribe on the way back. We wanted to kill them to keep them secret, but this guy stood up and convinced me." Ahmed shrugged and said noncommittally: "Kobolds are born Miners can just help us dig that mine vein. Hiring laborers in the city has the risk of leaking secrets, but such a small sub-human tribe is easier to control."

"You need hardworking workers, and my tribe needs survival and shelter. This is fate, Archer." Apache said, shaking his head.

It's an adulterer who is a match made in heaven, El slandered in his heart, but this can't be the reason for Ahmad's gathering of troops. I'm afraid this magic stick once again made an alarmist prediction.

"For such a simple reason?"

"Of course not." Ahmed shook his head.

"My tribe has the right to live, but your homeland will be destroyed. I saw the apostles descending with the fire from the sky, and the bustling city was reduced to ashes overnight, and you are the only hope of survival." Appa Qi swallowed the food in his mouth, and said word by word: "So I advise you to slow down, don't seek your own death, and waste the favor bestowed by Gaia."

"What is he talking about?" El curled his lips and looked at Ahmed, who was standing beside him with a serious face. Although he had always been skeptical about this old magic stick in his heart, he keenly captured this passage. A key word in the book - apostle!Why can you hear this word from the mouth of the Kobold?

"Before I also thought he was full of food and was making up things, but..." Ahmed took a deep look at El, and said in a low voice: "Three days ago, he foresaw the thieves and you. A troop showed up. At that time he said..."

"I saw the villains destroy the nest of the white goshawk, followed by the young human archer leading the black knight, and he did not know that he would be the last leader."

"The last boss..." Apache raised his head, stared at El with burning eyes, and repeated in his hoarse and strange voice.

"That... You won't let me preside over the overall situation just because of this reason?" El's smile froze, and he asked Ahmed in disbelief.

"At first I thought he was talking about Pross, but I didn't expect it to be you, a brat who came out of nowhere." Ahmed shook his head in distress: "I don't know why, these days I can't calm down in my heart all the time, and I always feel that something will happen. So I'd rather believe it, it won't hurt to be careful and prepare with both hands, and besides, is there any harm to you?"

"Mr. Ahmed, you think too highly of me!" El couldn't help but said, before that he had no experience in commanding an army at all, and he was exhausted commanding a cavalry unit last night, and now the number has directly expanded to With the size of a brigade, this is simply life-threatening.

The bigger problem is that none of the other leaders of this army looks reliable, just a loli knight who is rushing like a pig, and now there is an extremely superstitious middle-aged uncle... El can't see it at all to any hope.

"Captain El, I believe in your ability!" Ahmed patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly.

"Sorry, I really don't have the confidence." El smiled wryly.

(End of this chapter)