Lord of the Oasis

Chapter 809: The homeless people on the coast

"Don't listen to Bandak's nonsense. My health will be much better after I wake up." Kant waved his hand with a smile and said, "I don't need you to take care of me at all."

After listening to Kant's words, Abel breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, the dragon doctors have excellent medical skills. It is absolutely impossible for the two of us alone to make your Majesty's fever subside so quickly."

"Before setting off today, I wanted to say thank you to the doctor, but I didn't find him anywhere in the castle." Bandak recalled.

"The doctor must have been delayed a lot of time yesterday." Kant heard from Bandak that the doctor personally ordered the kitchen to prepare meals, and he guessed: "There are usually not many people in this castle. I fainted yesterday. It should have shocked the dragon clan members at that time.”

"Not only them, we were also shocked." Bandak glanced at Kant and said, "Fortunately, it was just a false alarm."

"Haha." Kant chuckled and said, "Sorry for making you worry. My health is very good now."

"You should still bring the medical soldiers in the team." Abel frowned and said: "None of the three of us know medical skills. It is too dangerous to wander in this place with a completely unfamiliar climate and environment. .”

"It doesn't matter, we will meet the soldiers soon anyway." Kant comforted. As he said this, he raised his hand to lift the curtains and looked out at the scenery outside the carriage.

Bandak was sitting directly opposite Kant. He also glanced at it and saw a pterosaur flashing past in his sight. He said: "I didn't expect that the Dragon Clan's territory on the island was so large. I didn't know that we Can you get out of here today?"

"It's really big." Kant nodded and said, "It seems that their territory almost surrounds the volcano."

"After all, he is the 'guardian' of this island." Abel said: "With the protection of the dragon clan, the homeless people living near the volcano should live a pretty good life."

"It's a mixed blessing." Bandak shook his head and said: "The power of the Dragon Clan is too monopolized, so the homeless people near the volcano must also follow the rules they set."

"Yes." Kant nodded and said: "This battle should be regarded as some homeless people on the island putting pressure on the Dragon Clan. However, I don't think they can subvert this era centered on the Dragon Clan. After all, from the Dragon Clan's actions in recent days, Judging by their actions, they don’t seem to be slacking off at all.”

"Yeah." Abel nodded and agreed with Kant's point of view.

Amid the jolts of the carriage,

The three of them soon lay down in the carriage and fell asleep.

Until sunset came, the horseman hired by the Dragon Clan stopped the carriage in front of a slope and woke up the three people who were still napping.

"My lords, we can only stop here today." The groom opened the door curtain and called softly into the carriage.

"Where is this?" Abel woke up quickly after the carriage stopped. At this time, he opened his sleepy eyes and asked the driver.

"We're almost at the border," the coachman replied, "but there's no hotel here where we can stay. I guess I'll just have to ask you all to stay in the carriage for one night."

"I know, you've worked hard too." Bandak woke up amid the conversation and waved to the coachman: "Come in and warm yourself by the fire. It's really cold outside."

"Thank you, sir." The groom said gratefully. He walked to the carriage and sat down, stretching his hands that were purple from the cold in front of the stove.

"It's almost March, why is it still so cold?" Abel said as he rolled the curtains fluttering in the wind to the inside of the car.

"It's not bad." The coachman rubbed his hands and replied, "It's just that these higher places are colder. Those places along the coast should have turned green."

"No," Bandak responded: "We just came from the coast two days ago. It's also very cold there."

"Two days?" the coachman asked in surprise.

"Oh, I forgot to mention it." Bandak patted his forehead and said, "It was the dragon soldiers who flew us here."

"It's great." The coachman said enviously, "I haven't been back to my home on the coast for a long time. Because it takes at least two months to go back and forth. It's really time-consuming, and many of the places I pass on the road are too crowded." Too dangerous.”

"Yeah." Abel understood this very well.

"Did you get married on this island?" Kant asked hesitantly.

The coachman, like them, is an ordinary human being. Human beings do not have a fixed community on this island. It is difficult to imagine that human beings would settle down on such a small island.

"Well, my wife is a crew member of a cruise ship in the harbor." The coachman nodded: "She is also a sea monster."

"Do you have children?" Bandak couldn't help but ask.

"No, but we adopted a siren and an orc cub, so they can be considered our children." The coachman thought for a while and replied.

"You are amazing." Kant praised.

"Many of the homeless people living near the beach where the harbor is located are idle people like me. There are also some homeless people who don't want to join their own tribe. Everyone is from different races, and they gather together to take care of each other. "The coachman explained carefully: "When you see abandoned young children, etc., you will take them home and raise them."

"I see." Abel said, "Then why did you come to work as a groom near the volcano?"

"Actually, I just want to repay General Creighton's favor." The coachman said: "After waiting for the permit from the management bureau at the foot of the volcano, I transferred here and have been helping the Dragon Clan."

"General Creighton?" Bandak asked.

"Ah, I forgot." The coachman said, holding his forehead: "You can't call Master Milad like that now, I'm sorry."

Bandak and Kant looked at each other with a trace of confusion in their eyes.

"Master Milad turned out to be in charge of the army, right?" Abel asked tentatively: "The dragon leader who led us before seemed to have mentioned this matter."

"Yes." The coachman raised his head, looked at Abel and said, "The dragon army at that time, under the command of Master Milad, was really high-spirited. And that was also the best period of security on the island."

When he said this, his pupils were shining, as if he was also a member of the dragon army.

"What happened next?" Bandak asked curiously.

"I don't know much about what happened next." The coachman shook his head and responded.

Chapter 810: Carriage across the plains

The confusion on the faces of Kant and the other three people deepened.

"I heard that Master Milad is the appointed heir to the Dragon Clan." Bandak said, "But it seems that none of his generals are on this island anymore."

"Where did you hear this news?" the groom asked in shock.

"It's all what the dragon leader I mentioned before told us." Kant replied frankly.

"I didn't expect him to tell you so much." The coachman lowered his head and said, "What I know is probably that Master Milad was seriously injured due to a command error caused by the intensification of internal conflicts in the army during a battle. The 'King' then sent all the generals who served as advisors overseas."

"What does Master Milad think about this decision?" Kant asked.

"We don't know this." The coachman shook his head and said, "This matter involves too many people, and we are just surprised that so many soldiers were transferred overseas."

"Yes." Kant nodded and said, "No good general would cherish his soldiers. It's a pity for those under Master Milad."

"But that was a long time ago." The coachman sighed: "Mr. Milad's mind has probably been devoted to recent events on the island."

"Recently, a lot of things have indeed happened on the island." Abel nodded: "By the way, after chatting for so long, I only know that you are from the human race. What is your name?"

"Flynn," the coachman replied, "that's what everyone usually calls me."

"Flynn, hello. My name is Bandak, and I am an officer from Calradia." Bandak then introduced: "This is Lord Kant, who is in charge of Calradia. I am also asking for your name." This is a general from the Elf Kingdom, named Abel.”

"Hello!" Flynn would bow his head to show respect every time Bandak said a name.

"You must be hungry after talking for so long." Kant took out his duffel bag from under his seat and greeted Flynn: "It's really unreasonable that we can't have a good dinner in such a cold weather. I have something here There is a lot of dry food, I can give you some of it."

"No, no need. Thank you, Your Majesty." The groom quickly waved his hands and said, "Those of us who are on the road all year round driving for others, how can we forget to bring food to eat."

"It's okay, don't you have to come back from the town after sending us there?" Kant persuaded with a smile: "You still have to save some food you bring with you."

The groom glanced at Kant and saw that he was determined to persist. He had no choice but to agree: "Okay then. Thank you Your Majesty for the gift."

"It's okay." Kant shook his head and said.

After dinner, several people got off the carriage and breathed the fresh air of the fields.

"The stars in the sky are so bright." Bandak pointed at the blue night sky and said to the people around him.

"It should be good weather tomorrow." Abel took a deep breath and responded.

"Yeah." Bandak nodded.

Watching the moon rising higher and higher, a cold wind blew across the plain. The four of them immediately got back into the carriage.

Because the space in the carriage was not very large, the groom took the initiative to stay vigil at the driving position that night.

Worried about his safety, Bandak also walked out of the carriage and made a bunk beside the groom. After the groom fell asleep, he came to watch for the rest of the night, and there was a mutual care.

Kant also agreed to this arrangement.

This was their last night in the dragon territory.

Early the next morning, Kant and Abel woke up in the shaking carriage. Flynn and Bandak had packed up everything and drove their horses towards the border.

Hearing the movement in the carriage, Bandak happily opened the door curtain. He said to Abel, who was not quite awake yet: "Abel, you are right. The weather is really much better today."

Kant was so noisy by Bandak's loud voice that he sat up directly. Open the curtains in the carriage and look to the horizon.

Look at the blue sky and blue clouds and the river shining brightly in the sun. Kant's mood also broke away from the dullness of the past few days, and the corners of his mouth raised as he said: "Spring is coming on the island."

Abel handed Kande biscuits and water and said, "Your Majesty, your breakfast."

"Thank you." Kant took the water, took a sip, and said to Abel.

"Flynn! When can we get to the foot of the volcano?" After breakfast, Abel also walked out of the carriage, bathed in the sunshine and asked Flynn who was driving his horse.

"This evening," Flynn responded.

"That's great!" Abel took a deep breath and said, "I can finally sleep in bed tonight."

"Flynn, are you going to stay with us tonight?" Bandak said as he handed Flynn a glass of water.

"Well, thank you." Flynn took a careful sip and replied, "Probably not. There are still guests waiting for me in the town who are going out of town. I guess I will have to sleep somewhere else tonight."

"Why are you so busy?" Abel asked with a frown, "You don't even have time to take a good rest."

"It's okay," Flynn said with a smile, "I think my current job is pretty good."

Bandak looked at Flynn's smiling side face, his mouth half-opened, but still didn't say anything.

Everyone chatted while rushing on their way. When Flynn was tired, Abel would take the riding crop from his hand. Take the driving position for him.

However, after Flynn recovered some of his strength, Abel would still consciously give up the driving position under the gaze of Bandak and Kant.

"Don't tell me you haven't practiced riding a horse before going to the battlefield." Bandak scolded Abel.

"This" Abel was embarrassed and speechless.

After all, during his training before joining the army, the task of riding a horse almost prevented him from joining the army.

In general, the enthusiasm is there, but the technology cannot be improved no matter what.

"I almost vomited you just now." Kant couldn't help but vomit.

"I'm sorry." Abel said with shame under the siege of the two men.

"Hahaha," Flynn laughed, glanced at the three of them, and said, "You guys are really interesting."

The three of them looked at each other at the laughter, and eventually started laughing too.

Before the sun set, Flynn sent Kant and others to the small town at the foot of the volcano.

"Aren't you going in?" Bandak asked Flynn while standing on the ground.

"Carriages are not allowed to enter the city at will. I made an appointment with future guests to wait for them here." Flynn explained: "I wish you a safe journey."

"See you when you have the chance." Kant smiled and waved to Flynn as he walked.

Chapter 811: The visit of the new goblin king

The goblins guarding the city checked the packages they carried and then let them go.

The three of them walked towards the main road in the city. On the way, they saw many goblin troops patrolling the streets.

"It seems that the goblin country has recovered well," Abel nodded: "It has actually taken back the control of this town."

After hearing his words, Bandak, who had never been here before, asked in surprise: "Is this town under the volcano run by goblins?"

"No, no, no, it is supervised by the forces living on the volcano in turn. It's just that in recent years, it has been the goblin clan's turn." Abel explained.

"I heard that you took a goblin as a prisoner on your way to the volcano." Kant said, "The goblin's name is Gilbert, right? It seems that he helped you a lot."

"Did DeWitt mention him to you in the letter?" Speaking of Gilbert, a smile appeared on Abel's lips and responded: "He did help us a lot, but we failed to realize that he was the only one What is required of us.”

"What did he mention to you?" Kant continued to ask.

"It's a simple thing: take good care of a soldier." Abel's tone became sad: "However, that soldier, like Clement, has already buried his life in the deep sea in the shipwreck."

"Does Gilbert know the news?" Kant was silent for a while and said softly.

Abel shook his head and replied: "After the incident, I haven't sent him a letter yet. However, since the Dragon Clan has already known the news, Gilbert should not be far away from knowing about it. .”

"Now that we have arrived in this town, you should also go to Gilbert and convey to him clearly what happened." Kant patted Abel on the back and said, "This should be one of the few. That’s all we can do for the fallen soldiers.”

"Yes. I will." Abel promised.

Abel took Kant and Bandak to stay in a hotel where he had stayed before.

Just as they were discussing whether to take a walk on the streets, an army of goblins burst into the hotel lobby. At the end of the procession was Gilbert in brocade.

Kant and Bandak had not met Gilbert before. When they were guessing Gilbert's identity, they saw Gilbert walking straight towards them sitting in the corner.

"Abel, long time no see." Gilbert stood in front of Abel with a smile and greeted him.

"Long time no see, Gilbert." Abel raised his head and looked back.

Kant winked at Bandak, and Bandak immediately laughed at Abel and said: "Abel, it seems that I came to you specially. Let's go shopping on the street first. You two can chat slowly. On."

Abel pursed his lips tightly, nodded to Kant, and agreed: "Okay. Please pay attention to safety."

"Um."

Gilbert sat down next to Abel, looked at the backs of Kant and the two walking toward the door, and asked, "Who are they?"

"The lord of Calradia and the commander of the army." Abel introduced.

"Do you know why I came to you?" Gilbert nodded and directed the surrounding soldiers to exit the room.

"I'm really sorry about Austin." Abel lowered his head and responded.

"A few days ago, I heard the news about the shipwreck on the volcano. Before I had time to write to you, I heard that you were taken into their territory by the Dragon Clan." Gilbert clenched his fists and tremblingly said to you He asked: "Tell me, has anything really happened to Austin?"

"Well, his body has been salvaged in Cumberland." Abel said: "The funeral was held in the main city of Calradia, Dehreim."

"Why did this happen?" Gilbert shouted loudly: "Did you forget what you promised me?"

"The people in the army rebelled, and all the crew members who boarded the ship were dead and disabled." Abel explained: "Even Clement"

After hearing the news, Gilbert looked at Abel in disbelief and said: "Tell me the name of the traitor, and I will make his life worse than death."

"The rebellious soldier has committed suicide." Abel's shoulders slumped and he stated: "After he helped us lead out the person responsible for contacting his dark side forces, he jumped off the ship with him. .”

Gilbert held his forehead with his hands, took a few deep breaths, and said, "You have only been away from here for a short time, and so many things have happened. Is it because you helped the dwarfs?"

"Yes. The dwarves set up an ambush on the outskirts of the city after we walked out of the town." Abel recalled, "But the soldiers under DeWitt and Clemont did not let them succeed."

"So they bribed the insider again and used evil hands on the cruise ship you were on." Abel said with his eyes closed: "Where have you found now?"

"We can only investigate layer by layer." Abel sighed and said: "Now we only know that one of the snake women named Kara is a member of the underground organization responsible for this plan."

"You don't have any foundation on this island. If you continue to investigate like this, you may not be able to find out anything when the two forces start a head-on war." Gilbert stood up and said to Abel: "I will let my men do this. Investigate. Just make sure you're safe."

"The Lord of Calradia personally came to this island for this matter, and you asked us to act as if nothing had happened and stay quietly in this town." Abel shook his head and said: " It’s still too forced.”

"Okay." Gilbert thought for a while, nodded and said, "You really want to find out, and I can't stop you. Let's see who can find out the person behind this first. Then we will use the method we most want. Get rid of them."

After saying this, Gilbert led the army and left the hotel.

At the door of the hotel, I happened to bump into Kant and Bandak who were returning from shopping. Gilbert took the initiative to greet Kant: "Hello, Lord of Calradia. I am the new lord of the goblin clan, Gilbert."

"Hello, my name is Kant. This is the army commander of Calradia, Bandak." Kant responded politely.

"Hello, Commander Bandak." Gilbert's eyes wandered from Kant to Bandak and said to him: "I don't know, do you remember a soldier named Austinger in your team? "

"Remember." Bandak lowered his head slightly and replied, "He is an excellent soldier with a gentle personality and strong execution ability."

Chapter 812: A different accommodation experience

"Well, it seems we are talking about the same person." Gilbert nodded: "I heard that his body has been transported back to your country. I will definitely visit him when I have the opportunity. We will see you in the future."

"Yeah." Kant and Bandak nodded to Gilbert.

Gilbert glanced at them, then turned and left.

"I heard from DeWitt that the newly elected Goblin King seems to be underage." Kant said while looking at Gilbert's back.

"You are young, but you already have the aura to be above the throne." Bandak commented.

"Your Majesty Kant! Commander Bandak!" Abel walked out of the hotel lobby and greeted the two of them.

"How was your discussion?" Kant asked.

"Gilbert agreed to help us investigate the masterminds of the dark side, but he didn't tell me what he would do. It seems that Austinger's death did cause him a lot of blows." Abel sighed. tone, said.

"I hope Gilbert won't act out of emotion on this matter." Bandak said: "If he does something drastic to the dark side forces and has a negative impact on his identity, that will be troublesome. ”

"So we must find out the person behind the scenes before him." Kant thought for a while and said.

"But it will take about five days for our army to arrive here." Bandak said worriedly.

"It doesn't matter, the three of us can continue the investigation." Kant said resolutely: "While it won't attract the attention of the homeless forces during this period, we can go to any place in the town to search for information."

"Yes!" Bandak and Abel agreed.

The three of them walked into the hotel together, and the hotel owner who was hiding under the counter immediately came out and stood in front of them. He said with a flattering look on his face: "Every distinguished guest turns out to be a friend of His Highness Gilbert. You were really rude and rude before. I will immediately send a waiter to change your guest room."

"No need." Bandak frowned and said, "The place we live in now is quite good."

The hotel owner said with a tangled look on his face: "Don't worry, your luggage will be delivered to your new room by the waiter, and your dinner can also be customized and delivered to your room in a dining car. All of this is free of charge."

Abel looked at the hotel owner with complicated eyes: he, Dewitt and others had also rested in this hotel before. Moreover, Gilbert also punched a big hole in the door of the hotel one night. It seems that two months have passed and the boss has no memory of this incident at all.

"Okay then." Kant smiled and took the key to the new guest room from the boss. He said thanks: "Thank you, boss."

"It's okay, it's okay." The boss looked very happy and responded with a smile.

Bandak curled his lips and followed Kant up the stairs to the second floor.

The innkeeper looked at Abel, who was still standing there, staring at him, and said timidly: "This guest, won't you come up?"

"Boss, the door in this lobby is very nice." After leaving these words, Abel also walked up the stairs.

The hotel owner looked at Abel's back in confusion and muttered silently: "It looks good, but it's impossible to give it to you. I asked someone to give me a new outfit, right? Does this person look familiar?"

After entering the rearranged guest room, the three of them chose to go to the bed and lie down.

"I'm really tired today." Bandak stretched his stiff body and said, "No one can wake me up until dinner."

"Will the waiter delivering the luggage come and knock on the door later?" Abel said, sitting on a chair and looking at the door.

"Please." Bandak had already taken off his boots and covered himself with a quilt.

Abel glanced at him helplessly, and then looked in the direction of Kant.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" Abel walked to Kant's side and asked curiously.

"Bandak and I walked around the streets around here today and are currently writing down the names of the guilds we saw." Kant raised his head and explained.

"I see, is it like the guilds in dwarf towns?" Abel nodded.

Kant supported his head and thought for a while, then replied: "There are some differences. Because the guilds in this town are run by different races: they are smaller than the dwarf guilds, and the information you can get is not no the same."

"Yes." Abel nodded and said, "What will be our task tomorrow?"

"Of course we want to find out clearly about Cara's background and her recent movements." Kant responded: "If she has been hiding in the snake girl's territory, we have to find a way to lure her out."

"Sure enough, we still have to start with the clues Ying left for us." Abel responded.

"Dong dong dong, is Lord Kant here?" A knock on the door reached their ears.

Kant winked at Abel and motioned for him to open the door.

"It's probably the guy who delivered the luggage." Abel muttered as he walked towards the door.

"Kala——" The door of the guest room was opened by Abel, and standing outside was a uniformed waiter. There were three people's luggage at the waiter's feet.

Abel picked up the luggage on the floor and thanked the waiter: "Thank you. Thank you for your hard work."

"Excuse me, what's your name?" The waiter stopped Bandak, who was about to turn around and leave, and asked.

"Well, my name is Bandak." Abel turned back to the waiter and replied.

"Dinner will be served soon. Have you placed your orders?" the waiter took out a notebook and asked.

"Order? No." Abel put his luggage at his feet with a puzzled look, thought for a while, and replied.

"This is our menu. Please take a look at it, as well as the guests inside." The waiter handed over a small leather book and explained to Abel: "The bell in the room can call the waiter, and then we can mark the menu." Just leave the good menu to him.”

"Oh, that's it." Abel nodded and responded: "Thank you."

"You're welcome," the waiter responded. After watching Abel walk through the door with his luggage, he turned around and went downstairs.

When Abel walked into the room, Kant immediately put down his pen, stepped forward to take the luggage, and asked, "Why have you been chatting for so long?"

"The waiter gave me a menu for dinner and told me that the bell in this room can call the waiter in the hotel." Abel put his luggage on the bed and explained: "Let me see what he said Where is the bell?"

"That should be it." Kant pointed to the bell in front of the door.