Lord of the Oasis

"Bringing you some bad news." Gilbert said with a complicated expression as he sat down next to Austin in the group of soldiers.

"What?" The soldiers all put their heads in front of Gilbert and asked.

"You are on your way again." Gilbert said with a relaxed smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the captains of each team came over and called for everyone to gather.

"Alas." The soldiers stood up one after another after sighing. Go to their respective teams.

"Are you tired today?" Gilbert raised his head and asked Austin, who was holding his hand.

"It's not bad." Austin said with a smile: "What about you, how far did you run?"

"It's not that far away," Gilbert tried to recall, then shook his head and said, "I can't remember clearly."

"You look like you're in good shape," Austinger responded.

"Haha." Gilbert laughed softly. Didn't say much.

The exhausted Elf soldiers landed on the ground, and the surrounding Calradian soldiers immediately surrounded them and supported them.

"Everyone, walk on foot for the rest of the journey. Remember to pay attention to the movements of the grass around you." Abel instructed.

"Yes!" the soldiers replied uniformly.

"Today's journey is almost over, please hold on a little longer." Abel encouraged.

He also noticed that several soldiers were close to collapse and needed support from those around them to move forward. But since you have persisted to this point, you cannot leave any loopholes for others to take advantage of.

Clemont walked to Abel's side and suggested: "Go slower next time."

Abel pursed his lips and nodded.

Clemont relaxed and returned to the rear of the array, standing side by side with DeWitt.

"Thank you Abel for your hard work." DeWitt said with emotion as he looked at the slowly advancing army.

"Yeah." Clemont couldn't help but agree.

In terms of daily marching,

Abel did more for the Scouts than either of them did.

"The further we go on this road, the more uneasy I become." DeWitt said.

"Yes." Clemont also felt the same and said, "However, fear is also a good thing. At least it proves that we are very aware of our current situation."

"Alas." Devitt sighed and said, "I hope we can successfully complete our mission and return to Dehreim safely."

"Of course we will go back." Clemont said with confidence: "Once we have the information about the disappearance of the dwarf craftsman, we will go back together with the elven soldiers who are waiting for us at the edge of the island."

There are still many areas suitable for camping near the volcano, after reaching the ideal safe zone. Abel immediately stopped and directed the soldiers to start building the camp.

Most of the soldiers still had a lot of strength left in their bodies. After settling some of the weak soldiers, they immediately began to set up tents.

Although Gilbert didn't know how to do such a job, he walked over to the soldiers lying aside and built a bonfire for them.

"Thank you." The soldiers felt a rush of heat in front of them, opened their eyes vaguely, and thanked Gilbert.

"It's nothing. You should have a good rest." Gilbert shook his head and said, "Wait here for a while, and the tent will be built."

"Yes." The soldiers moved, sat down by the fire, and nodded.

Gilbert knelt down and warmed himself by the fire with them.

A piece of bright ice crystal floated to his palm, but it was quickly baked.

"Is it snowing?" Gilbert raised his head and looked towards the night sky.

Found large tracts of snowflakes falling from the sky.

"Gilbert! Your tent has been set up." At this time, Austinger strode up to Gilbert and said, "Eh? Is it snowing?"

"Yeah." Gilbert stood up, raised his head, and said to Austinger: "This is the first time I've seen snow on this island."

"Really?" Austinger asked: "I thought it rarely snowed in Dehreim."

"Really." Gilbert said, "Have the tents been set up?"

"Yes." Austinger nodded and said, "Go in and have a rest. I'll call you later when dinner is served."

After saying this, Austinger looked at the soldiers sitting around the fire.

Gilbert noticed his movements and immediately suggested: "Let me help you help these soldiers into the tent."

"Huh?" Austinger raised his head in surprise when he heard Gilbert's words, and then agreed: "Okay."

Without saying anything more, the two of them joined hands to help the weak soldiers into the tent.

A fire had already been lit in the tent that took care of these people, and the temperature inside became very warm.

Other soldiers who had finished their part of the job also came to help.

After everyone finished working for a while, the dinner in the kitchen has been finished.

"I can finally have hot meals." Austinger rubbed his sore shoulders and said happily.

Because of the snow, a simple canvas tent was set up in the open space of the camp. Everyone put their dining tables together. Noisily waiting for the food to be served.

The soldiers in the kitchen are always the first to eat, because after putting the soldiers' food on the table, they need to wash the kitchen utensils with water without stopping. This is especially true in the winter, as the glue board can easily freeze.

A plate of turkey was brought to the table first, and the soldiers burst into cheers.

When Dehreem celebrates the New Year at the end of the year, every household will have such a dish on their dinner table.

"I didn't expect you could eat this dish in the wild." A soldier shouted.

"The soldiers in the kitchen are really thoughtful." Austinger sighed.

Gilbert, who had just started to come into contact with human food not long ago, had not tasted this dish. He tugged at Austin's sleeve and asked, "Is this delicious?"

"It's delicious." Austinger nodded and said, "You'll know after you taste it."

Gilbert nodded with relief.

Some of the soldiers on the table could not help but reach out for the turkey on the plate. At this time, a soldier in the crowd asked: "Where are Captain DeWitt and the others?"

"That's right. Let the captain and the others come and eat with us." Jeb advocated.

The soldiers with quick eyes immediately ran to Devitt's camp and brought Devitt and Clemont over who were chatting.

"Just start eating. What do you want us to do?" Clemont said with a smile as he walked to the long table.

"Captain DeWitt, Captain Clement, Happy New Year!" The soldiers said in unison to the two men as discussed in advance.