The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Not to mention that the corpses of Emblem Envoys have a special attraction for magical beasts, long-term consumption can easily cause them to evolve and mutate.

The mere fact that the decomposition of such a large number of corpses could lead to an epidemic necessitates proper handling of the aftermath.

The Knights of St. Freya destroyed the Kunji Village for the safety of the local people.

It's impossible to just take some heads as achievements, then walk away and leave behind an even more dangerous mess.

Intelligence indicated that the Kunji Village had gathered five or six hundred people, but in the end, less than two hundred pieces of corpses were recovered.

They lacked food that had all turned into rock worms.

"That's about it. After you finish this last trip, you can go back and rest."

Sayin said after throwing a rock worm corpse into the deep pit.

He dragged the rock worm's corpse, which would normally require half a class to lift, all by himself.

"Yes, sir!"

The trainees, relieved to receive the instructions, moved the load much faster.

After all the rock worm corpses were moved, the pit was mostly filled.

Then several knights from each class came out, removed their armor, and gathered together.

With a joint chant, a giant fire serpent was summoned out of thin air, instantly engulfing the deep pit.

The raging flames completely incinerated the remains inside the pit.

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The next day.

Sain, accompanied by his quartermaster and several knights, arrived at the crossroads to bid farewell to the logistics detachment, which was about to embark on a resupply mission to the next squadron.

“Sain, then we’ll take our leave.” Vandley said.

"Yes, we're about to change our base too. We'll be resting for a few days, so I guess we won't see you guys for a while," Sain said with a sigh.

As he spoke, he pulled Vandley into his arms and asked in a low voice, "By the way, when is Samiff leaving?"

The desire to see the logistics team and the lack of desire to see Samif are not contradictory.

"The squad leader's whereabouts are classified information. Why don't you ask her yourself?"

Van der Ley chuckled, but did not reveal Samif's whereabouts.

"Then forget it."

Sain shook his head, then waved his hand, and two knights came forward carrying a chest.

"This is all the information seized from Kunji Village, as well as the confession obtained from the bandit leader. Please pass it on to your squad leader."

As for the sole survivor, Gunnis, he will be escorted back by the First Squadron.

“Okay,” Vandley replied.

"Then goodbye?"

"Goodbye."

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Inside the back compartment, Wiener was fast asleep.

Starting yesterday noon, except for lunch breaks, Viner worked through the night to repair all the armor damaged by the First Company in the Battle of Kunji Village.

Even when Sain bid farewell to Miku Squad, he didn't show his face because he was catching up on sleep.

Samif, who was in the same carport, was also absent.

“I’ve left the stuff here, squad leader.” Field carried the box that Sain had asked him to hand over into the trailer.

This box contains evidence of Lucien and others' crimes, as well as records of the forbidden experiments they conducted. It needs to be taken back to the academy for safekeeping.

Such a sensitive item is naturally not suitable for storage in Anna's storage ring.

"it is good."

Samif nodded, indicating that she understood.

Then Field wisely went to another carriage.

For logistical support, the storage capacity of one wagon is not enough.

If it weren't for Anna's involvement, the logistics team would basically have to resupply themselves after delivering supplies to one company before heading to the next company.

Unlike now, no matter how many squadrons submit supply plans, we deliver them all at once.

However, Anna cannot stay in the logistics squad forever. Once the internship ends, Miku's squad will revert to its previous supply mode.

So, while resting at the First Company's camp, Field obtained some planks and materials from the company's quartermaster and reassembled a wagon.

Field is too comprehensive.

Samif placed her hand on the box, a box that was supposed to contain forbidden materials, yet it had no lock.

Sain wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

Should I excuse myself for a moment?

Seeing that Samif was about to open the box, Anna quickly gestured for her to do so.

"That's not necessary."

Samif moved faster than she answered, casually opening the box.

Inside the large box was a bow and a small box.

It's obvious that the real product is inside the small box.

However, instead of dealing with the smaller box, Samif took out the bow.

"If Vina wakes up later, give this to him," Samif said, handing the bow to Anna.

"What is this?" Anna's eyes were sharp enough to see the value of this bow.

“This was given to Vina by Sain.”

Samif concealed the fact that she had asked Sain for the bow.

In terms of archery, Samif is the foremost archer in the Knights of St. Freya.

The second-ranked person was Saiyin, the captain of the elite squadron of the Third Brigade.

To fully utilize the strength of captains, the Knights will provide each captain with a custom-made weapon.

This bow was Sain's signature weapon.

Custom-designed weapons are not like standard equipment; each one is extremely precious.

Even though Sain is the captain of the elite squadron, he can only receive it once a year, and under normal circumstances he would never be willing to use it.

This explains why Sain looked so pained when Samif asked for the bow as compensation.

Sain is skilled in both swordsmanship and archery. Although his archery skills are slightly inferior to Samif's, he is by no means inferior at a distance of a hundred paces.

The difference between the two archers lies more in their different styles.

Vina's archery skills, compared to Samif's assassination archery skills, were more suited to Sain's ability to hit a target from a hundred paces.

This can be considered as some compensation from Samif to Werner.

She may not be a good leader, but she has one very important quality: she never makes empty promises.

Since it is impossible to publicly acknowledge Wiener's contributions and give him the spiritual rewards he deserves, then let's make up for it with material rewards.

Chapter 194 Rebirth from the Fire

The former site of Kunji Village.

Cave worms feed on sand and gravel, and after they die, they turn back into dust.

Despite being a sixth-tier magical beast, it produces no materials, and there is no benefit to defeating it even if you go to great lengths.

An army once wanted to domesticate a group of burrowing rock worms for digging tunnels.

Only after paying a huge price did they finally realize that this was a monster that literally had no brains.

The entire area above the neck is a mouth.

The mass grave in Kunji Village has been covered by sand and gravel formed from the corpses of cave worms.

To prevent bandits from taking over the area and causing harm in the future, the First Squadron even completely erased all traces of Kunji Village before leaving.

In just a few more months, or perhaps after a rain, no one will be able to discover that there was once a mountain stronghold here.

Just then, the soil at the mass grave suddenly changed.

A flame shot out from the sand, followed by a thin crack opening up.

Soil scattered in all directions, and a pale, trembling arm emerged from the crack.

First came the arm, then half of the body that had broken free from the mud, and finally a naked figure, fully revealed in the moonlight.

"I already told you you were no match for those knights, but you insisted on trying. Now you're dead, aren't you?"

"Shut up. I just didn't expect that a knight of the Holy Knights would resort to underhanded tactics."

Even though there was only one person, he kept uttering two completely different sounds.

The pheasant is a kind of demonic creature that is reborn from fire.

When Liu Xiang named his mountain village after a pheasant, everything seemed to have been predetermined.

"You don't think you're anything special, do you?" Lucien mocked. "Those guys never hesitate to use any means necessary to deal with people like us."

"After months of preparation and painstaking planning, people just walk right in, and you can't do anything about it."

"You're lucky this time. It was just one... oh no, two. Two captains were enough to corner you. What if it had been a battalion commander or even a regimental commander? Would you still be able to talk back to me?"

"Hahahahaha."

"Shut up!"

One second Lucien was laughing wildly, the next he was gritting his teeth.

"If I die, you won't live either."

"Unfortunately, I won't actually die. Now that half of your soul belongs to me, how many more times can you hold on?"

"I don't object to you causing trouble. If you're capable of taking care of all the Knights and breaking the seal on the Demon God, I'll kowtow to you and serve you like a slave."

"But you don't even know your own limitations," Liu Xiang said, exasperated.

"Aren't you cooperating well with those guys? You each get what you need, develop quietly, and as long as you don't run into that damned hero, I guarantee you'll become someone second only to the demons and above all others."

"You can do whatever you want then."

"You're talking more now."

Despite it being his own body, Lucien had to resort to robbery to reclaim his right to speak.

"Yes, I understand people like you, who think too highly of themselves and refuse to listen to advice. That's why I've put up with it until now."

"But you've failed now, completely and utterly. If you want any chance to turn things around, you have to do as I say."

The verbal exchanges were a mix of temptation and threat.

"...So what do you think I should do now?"

"Go to the west; that's where your abilities are best utilized."

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In the blink of an eye, more than half of the internship period has passed.

The experiences of the other trainees, though not as thrilling as those of the First Squadron, still broadened their horizons to some extent.

But to be honest, we're still a long way from adapting.

"I kind of miss the college cafeteria," Modi suddenly remarked as he lay on his cot.

“Who isn’t? At least we don’t have to cook for ourselves.” Joefrey, who was maintaining his weapons, agreed with Modi’s statement.

Today it was Trehak's turn to be in charge of dinner.