Chapter 47: The Hunting Grounds of the Madwugs

"Internal strife, right?" Ron nodded. This kind of thing is not uncommon in any world. "Is there anyone else who wants to win over people like Mindatis to gain power?"

"That's true. The city-state he nominally serves is one of these ambitious people who overestimate their capabilities," Quest said with a hint of anger in his voice, "But please believe that this guy is nothing more than cannon fodder. "

"There have been differences in the former alliance, and those dissidents are still openly opposing forces; and among the neutrals and opponents, who are the secret plotters, I have no way of knowing; and the real people behind Mingdatis I don’t even know who the master is.”

"And this is the secret I am lurking next to him, ready to find out."

"But if there is no strong enough pressure from the outside to force him to urgently find allies and have no time to review internally, the risk of my exposure will be very high. That is why I will bet on you. "

"So, would you feel better?"

"Knowing more is better than knowing nothing at all," Ron crossed his legs, "But to be honest, you've tricked me into such a big thing, and I can't do it no matter how much you pay - look at me Now, even the spell book can only copy two pages, you don’t have that ability, right?”

"Aren't those relics of the empire your best reward?"

"What?"

"These magic items," Quest pointed to the slate on the table, "I have no interest in these things. I am pursuing greater ideals. And among the people responsible for investigating this matter, I am the only one who knows that these things actually exist. And it’s already in your hands.”

"Then as long as I don't say anything, the new owner of these 'imperial relics' will be you, right? Of course, how much you can get is your problem."

"Is this the legendary mage's spellbook?" Ron held up the spellbook and waved it in front of Quest, "Are you really not moved at all?"

"Then what exactly are you planning? Is it to rule the world?"

Quest was so wishless, which made Ron feel a little flustered. On the contrary, if Quest said that he was going to share some treasures, he would be more relieved.

If you don’t want small benefits, then you must have a big intention!

"It's not that big, you can rest assured of that," Quest waved his hand, "Just like I said when we first officially met: I hope to find a place for my compatriots to live and settle down, and another one, I just hope that evil forces like the Hailan Empire can die completely and there is no possibility of resurrection."

"At its roots, this could even be considered an ideal."

Ron looked at the other person. He was not an expert in psychology and couldn't tell whether what the other person was thinking was exactly what he said, but since he said so...

"Then let me tell you the truth: I'm not interested in what you said, but first of all, I will definitely kill that bastard Mindatis, and I will never let him come back next time. Come and find fault with me.”

"Secondly, I'm a bit of a collector. I want a complete set of these relics."

"Third, I don't know what else is waiting for us here in Delusion Land, but if my companions and I gain a foothold here, I won't tolerate anyone provoking me again."

"Then we will reach a solid alliance," Quest stretched out his hand. "According to the information I have now, there is something in the Delusion Land, and the Hylan Empire has always coveted this place. You and I They are bound to have a series of conflicts."

"I just hope they can bring someone else." Ron shook hands with the tiefling. This guy's hands were uneven, which made Ron feel uncomfortable.

"My message has been conveyed. If he makes any further moves, I will come back to communicate with you." Quest let go of Ron, turned around and walked away, "Be careful, Hailan is not the only one in the delusion." Empire is a threat.”

Ron has already seen this - that huge Swampthroat monster, if Mindatis hadn't solved it, Ron and the others would have definitely spent a lot of effort.

After seeing off Quest, Ron simply lay down on the table and slept soundly, but even this sleep he didn't get a sound sleep. However, two or three hours later, Ivy walked in and hurriedly walked in. Push him awake.

"What happened? Did Mindatis bring someone to fight?"

Ron was still in a daze and asked quickly when he saw that Ivy didn't look right.

"What are you talking about in your sleep?" Ivy raised her eyebrows, "Aren't all Mindatis dead?"

"It's not the elves this time, it's the bullywugs, they're back!"

"Bullywugs?" Ron couldn't understand it anymore. "Their territory is still far away from us, right?"

"The territory is far away, but they have brought their hunting ground to our side!" Ivy sighed. "Not only did they take away some of our prey, they even included villagers and goblins in their diet."

"Remember that lizard man territory? Karad transformed it into a goblin lair, but the group of bullywugs probably discovered that the swamp would continue to 'remove' goblins, so they simply started to wait there."

"Now they don't have a steward who understands Common Language. Karad has negotiated with them several times to no avail. He is preparing to fight with them and asks us if we want to help."

"What's your opinion?" Ron stood up and put away the spell book.

"I have no objection. Although the lives of the Madwugs are also lives, we should consider the safety of the villagers more. At least we should remove this hunting ground and drive them back to the other side of the river."

"And the safety of the goblins."

"And the ground... well, well, they did help us a lot." Ivy sighed and had to admit this.

"Then let's go. Where are they? Get up and get to work."

As the leader, Ron and his team also participated in daily activities, but they did not have any fixed tasks. But at this time, it was their turn to go out.

The goblin nest is not far from the trading post. The Madwugs can be said to have opened the mine at the doorstep of Ron and his family. If they don't take action, they will have to fight a stronghold defense battle next time - these Madwugs will definitely do it.

As the few people got closer and closer to the goblin nest, the smell of blood there became stronger and stronger. According to Ivy, Kalade has temporarily restrained the goblins here from going out, but there are obviously some curious fools who show their heads and become the prey of the Madwugs.

"Stop!" Driver, who was walking in front, suddenly raised his hand. He lay on the muddy ground and carefully checked the surrounding environment.

"There is a trap!"