Chapter 268 Tracking

Regina introduced him, "This is Mr. Gavin whom I introduced to you before. He is also from Tesser and is from the Nott family."

"So you are a kid from the Nott family. How did you get here? Is Baron Tessen okay?" Copperfield's face softened when he heard Gavin's identity.

It's natural to feel cordial when you meet people from your hometown thousands of kilometers away, especially when the other party comes with good intentions.

"My father has died in the Marching Mountains." Gavin's face was slightly sad. "The situation in Tesser is too bad. Nott Castle was besieged and fell by goblins. I decided to go to a foreign country to study and seek ways to govern the country. I heard that there are a lot of refugees from Tesser in the valley who have a hard time. I want to find a place for these compatriots to live and work in peace and contentment here."

Gavin pulled all kinds of righteousness and moral holy clothes on himself without hesitation.

You have to show your sword to deal with people of the same kind.

To deal with someone like Copperfield, you have to show the sword of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and selflessness for the country and the people.

Not to mention that Copperfield was in awe after hearing this.

Even Regina couldn't help but look at Gavin twice more. She didn't expect that this young man would have such a grand heart and such a heart of concern for the country and the people.

"Terson taught a good son, and he died without regrets." Hearing this, Copperfield gave Gavin a thumbs up and said, "We will talk about reminiscing about the past later. Finding out the cause and effect of the disappearance case and rescuing the missing villagers is what we need to do most now."

"Those who dare to do things under the general's nose are definitely not ordinary people. Please take us to the village to see the crime scene to see if we can find more valuable clues. It would be best if we can find a few pieces of underwear of the missing people that have not been starched and washed." Because of Copperfield's appearance, Gavin's enthusiasm has been improved by more than one level.

"This is easy. Please follow me." Copperfield turned his horse and added, "The Watcher has sunk. The last Watcher died with it. There is no General Copperfield in the world anymore. There is only a group of refugees who are trying to make a living in a foreign country."

"Can you tell me what happened?" Gavin couldn't help but said, "Many pirate ships saw you enter the eye of the storm with their own eyes. No one was left. How come you suddenly appear here?"

"This is not a strange thing." Copperfield said lightly, "A slightly larger eye of the storm is a water portal. This is an open secret known to many old captains. The eye of the storm we were forced to enter was also the same. It brought us to the Falling Star Sea. However, in the process of rushing into the eye of the storm, the Watcher was too badly damaged. It barely sailed to the vicinity of the Dragon Bay and couldn't hold on and sank."

Copperfield said lightly.

But even someone like Regina who has no sailing experience can feel the danger.

Can anyone rush into the eye of a storm?

Especially the eye of a storm that opens a water portal, which is not something that ordinary ships or ordinary people can rush into.

This not only tests the ship's ability to withstand wind and waves, but also the captain and sailors' ability to drive the ship.

This made Regina very curious about Copperfield's origins, and she couldn't help but whisper to Gavin: "Is Village Chief Copperfield very famous in Tethyr?"

"More than famous, do you know why his warship is called the Watcher? Why is he honored as the last Watcher?"

The other party's question just tickled Gavin's itch, and he was unhappy if he didn't talk about it: "Because he was driving the last warship of the Royal Navy of Tethyr. Thirteen years after the destruction of the Royal Navy, he still persevered in guarding the coastal ports of Tethyr, and faced dozens of pirate ships besieging him, he did not retreat.

The elegy he and his crew wrote in the waters of Tethyr would make even an iron man cry.

When they heard that the Watcher was in distress, the despair filled the hearts of the people of Tethyr, far more than the exile of the royal family, because their last guardian was gone, and those pirates could land unscrupulously, plunder, and trample on our territory.

This is indeed the case. Since the sinking of the Watcher, After that, the pirates of the Nelanthar Islands were unprecedentedly arrogant around Tethyr. They not only plundered, but also directly seized the city. "After listening to Gavin's introduction, Regina stood in awe: "I didn't expect that Chief Copperfield was such a respectable patriot. We were disrespectful before." Gavin added: "He and his Watcher have a legend that people talk about, that is, they escaped from the pursuit of the red bow of the ghost ship. It is said that the ghost ship is not only full of gold and gems, but also full of bound spirits, and even stranger things that ride people as horses." Hearing the last sentence, Regina's eyes sparkled and said: "Stranger things that ride people as horses? What is that? A new kind of undead creature? I have never heard of this unique undead before." Her reaction, coupled with the previous unique remarks and defenses about the ghost manor Vizeme, made Gavin couldn't help but wonder if she was a ghost lover, otherwise why would she react so strongly? But he still answered: "I'm not sure, it's probably some kind of undead transformed from marine life, or maybe corrupted lifeforms..." "Don't listen to their rumors, they're just a few mind flayers." Copperfield said without turning his head.

Although Gavin and Regina lowered their voices when talking, they were not far away, so it was hard for him not to hear.

"Mind Flayer?" Regina couldn't help but chuckled, "That's really an octopus riding on a human, hahahaha... The thing that rides a human like a horse is even weirder, and it's actually a mind flayer, haha..."

After laughing twice, Regina thought of the disappearances in the Tethyr refugee camp and felt a little inappropriate. She forced herself to hold back her laughter and apologized repeatedly, "Sorry, sorry, I lost my temper."

As they were talking, they had arrived at the Tethyr refugee camp.

When Regina first mentioned the word Tethyr refugee camp, Gavin instinctively thought of poverty.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all.

It is estimated that this name was passed down when the Tethyr refugees first arrived in the Battle Valley.

Although life in the Tethyr refugee camp is not rich, it is definitely not miserable enough to make people cry.

It makes sense. The valley is vast and sparsely populated, especially guarding the Great Forest of Cormanso. As long as you have some hunting skills and are a little more diligent, you will have no shortage of game.

Especially with the old soldier Copperfield leading a group of sailors, the strength is more guaranteed.

It is difficult to live a hard life.

In this situation, it will be much more difficult to get them to abandon this new home and go to the Three Rivers with me.

"This is the Orr family, one of the first homes of the missing villagers. A family of six disappeared overnight." Copperfield stopped in front of a small house with a civil structure.

Gavin, Regina, and the dog demon who had turned into a normal wolf size went in together.

This house is not too small, but it is extremely narrow for a family of six to live in. It is filled with all kinds of daily necessities, and it is a bit difficult to turn around.

After carefully sensing it, Regina and the dog demon shook their heads at the same time.

They did not feel too strong magic fluctuations in it, which means that the other party did not take people away through the etheric plane, shadow plane or teleportation spell, but more like controlling the person and walking out by himself.

Gavin and Regina looked at each other and thought of the same spell - Charm Human.

If it was because of this spell, then the scope of suspicion would be much larger.

Because this spell has only one ring, the threshold is very low.

Many monster predators have the same spell-like ability as this spell.

"Trouble the village chief, take us to other people's homes, preferably those who have just disappeared recently."

"Okay, follow me."

Copperfield took Gavin and the others and went into several families in a row. The situation was similar.

They all disappeared at night, and they were all families together.

"Did you find it?" Gavin whispered to Regina.

"What did you find?"

"The commonality of the missing families."

"You mean their homes are in a remote area?"

"Not only that, didn't you notice that the plants near their homes are more withered than other places?" Because of his long-term enlightenment of trees, although Gavin is not a druid, he is very sensitive to the smell of various plants.

After Gavin's reminder, Regina nodded and said, "It's true. What, do you have a new guess?"

"There are some clues, but I'm not sure. You can't guess about this kind of thing." Gavin suggested, "Let Andrew try it. He has the ability to track over long distances. As long as the other party does not transfer these missing people through the ether or shadow plane, he can track them by their smell."

"What are you waiting for? Let's try first."

"Andrew, can you lock it?"

"Lock it, follow me." The dog demon nodded and got out of the house.

Gavin and the others did not dare to neglect it and followed closely.

The direction the dog demon led them to was not the Fang of Fortune Mage Tower, but the Great Forest of Cormanthor.

The Great Forest of Cormanthor is the largest forest in Faerun, and it was and is still.

When it was at its largest, it covered the entire Vale, Sembia, and Cormyr.

The Vale is the result of a joint agreement between elves and humans.

However, humans still thrive in the Vale, while the elves of Cormanthor are attracted by the souls of Evermeet and begin a great migration.

This is often referred to as the Great Elves Retreat.

Ninety percent of the elves of Cormanthor responded to this call and left their beloved Great Forest to other intelligent races.

However, apart from walking on the trade routes that run through the Great Forest, humans still dare not rashly enter the depths of the forest.

Putting aside various predators, humans do not have as good a forest memory as elves. If they go deep into it, they can easily get lost in the shadow of huge trees.

The target of the dog demon is very clear, which is the Great Forest of Cormanthor.

While on the road, Gavin asked: "General Copperfield, have you hunted in the Great Forest of Cormanso recently?"

"Yes, at this time of year, all kinds of prey are the fattest, and we will organize villagers to hunt."

"Did anyone from those missing families participate in the hunt?"

"Yes, everyone participated."

"Did you encounter any strange things when you were hunting in Cormanso? ​​Or in other words, any strange places, such as ancient tombs, caves, etc.?"

"This... shouldn't be!" Copperfield didn't dare to bite the last question. After all, the scene was a bit chaotic when hunting, and the people were scattered widely. He couldn't really say whether the others had encountered it.

"Yes." This time, the one who answered Gavin was the young man who had been silent and followed behind Copperfield. He looked about 23 or 24 years old. He looked 40% to 50% similar to Copperfield. The two were probably father and son.

"What is it?" Gavin asked hurriedly.

"It should be a tomb, an elf tomb." The young man said a little uncertainly, "At that time, we were driving a group of wild boars into the trap. One of them collapsed the ground and fell into a cave. Because the cave was too narrow and deep, and we were eager to drive away other wild boars, we ignored it."